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100 years ago the Titanic clashed with an iceberg and more than 1500 people died that night. Among them 8 musicians who played until the bitter end. But they were not able to finish their last song. 100 years later 8 musicians from the Konzerthaus Dortmund went to the same place the tragedy happened and finished the job of their famous forerunners.

From Cherry English is a surrealist Mi'gMac allegory about the loss of language and identity to the anonymity of urban wasteland. Traylor, a Mi'gMac man being pulled between two worlds meets a non-native woman who sends him on a hallucinogenic journey of masochism, and self discovery. The film explores the relationship that Traylor has with his language, culture, and past.

Trailer of the first Inuit feature film Atanarjuat The Fast Runner, a life-threatening struggle of love, jealousy, murder and revenge between powerful natural and supernatural characters set in ancient Igloolik. Watch this complete film on iTunes.

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Synopsis: Francis Alexis talks about how development of the land has changed the way of life of aboriginal people in Alexis Nakoda Sioux nation and beyond.  

Filmmaker: Troy Stozek

Contact: troystozek@gmail.com

Producer: Envrionmental Conservation Lab University of Manitoba 

Year of Production: 2010

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Country: Canada