Forward: Reel Injun
Join us in Montreal for FIFA: March 25th @ Cinémathèque québécoise in Montreal, QC as part of the 28th Annual Festival International of Films on Art
REEL INJUN is opening in Montreal on April 2 at Cinema du Parc!
We are also playing Saskatoon starting April 9th at the Roxy Theatre!UPCOMING SCREENINGS:
- March 25th @ University of Winnipeg – Eckhardt-Grammate Hall as part of the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival
- March 28th @ The Galaxy Theatre in Sault Ste. Marie
- March 31st @ Al Whittle Theatre in Wolfville, NS
- April 7th @ Empire Theatre in Halifax, NS
- April 21st @ The Paramount Theatre in Port Alberni, BC
- April 21st & April 22nd @ Grande Cinema 7 in Toronto, ON as part of Sprockets: The Toronto International Film Festival For Children
- April 22nd @ Empire Theatre in Halifax, NS as part of the ViewFinders International Film Fest
- May 1st @ The Galaxy Theatre in Collingwood, ON
WHAT’S NEXT FOR REEL INJUN
After successful Canadian festival premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival and imagineNATIVE, Reel Injun opened theatrically on February 19 in Toronto at the AMC Yonge and Dundas and in Vancouver at the Tinseltown, distributed by Domino Film.
Media coverage in anticipation of the theatrical premiere has been excellent, with Brian D. Johnson of Maclean’s magazine hailing the film as Reel Injun is “funny and shocking.” Todd Brown of Twitchfilm.net called the film “smart, funny, insightful and hugely entertaining,” with Nowmagazine giving Reel Injun four stars!
U.S. and festival premieres
After an appearance at two Native American film festivals, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, Montana (February 12-21, 2010) and the Palm Springs Native American Film Festival (March 10-14, 2010), Reel Injun will make its official U.S. premiere at the SXSW Film Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas (March 12-20, 2010). We’ll also hopefully be making a major announcement regarding U.S. distribution of Reel Injun at SXSW – but more about that as we get closer to the premiere!
There’s nothing like opening in your home town. So we’re also thrilled to be having our Montreal premiere at the prestigious International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) (March 18-28, 2010).
From then on, we’ve been booked at a growing list of festivals around the world: the Bradford International Film Festival in the United Kingdom (March 18-28, 2010), the Bermuda International Film Festival (March 19-25, 2010), the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival (March 12-14, 2010),Sapatq’ayn Cinema, the University of Idaho’s annual Native American film festival (March 25-28, 2010) and Wairoa Māori Film Festival, New Zealand’s premiere Māori and indigenous film festival (June 4-7, 2010).
Television debuts
In addition to all the theatrical and festival dates, we’re also looking forward to Reel Injun’s television premieres, starting of course with our wonderful co-producer, the Passionate Eye on CBC News Network, at 10 pm ET/PT on March 28, 2010.
Reel Injun is slated to premiere on U.S. TV on PBS this fall, and has also been picked up by APTN, documentary, Knowledge, SRC, ARTV, ARTE in Germany, and AVRO in Holland. Reel Injun is distributed in Europe by Films Transit International.
Stay tuned for more info!
Check out the trailer at http://www.reelinjunthemovie.com
Click here for an exclusive clip from the documentary.
And if you missed it, check out our blog where Adam Beach, Jesse Wente, Chris Eyre, Wes Studi and JR Redwater have contributed guest blogs!
