Canada's Keepers | Film Screening

About

Join us for a special screening of Canada's Keepers' brought to you by London-based multi-media production house Art Forward. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the creative team.

Canada's Keepers' - winner of a Royal Television Society Student award - is a story told by the country's first women, emanating the truth about the country's dark colonial past. Truthful and raw, nine First Nations women tell their stories of racism, sexual abuse, intergenerational trauma, resilience, community and more in this emotional film.

Directed by Mia Frank, Produced by Monica Jamal

Editing by Seila Laloui

Camera by Minori Iwahashi

Sound by Karyan Au-Yeung

Music by Rory Knox

Starring: Kyra Harris, Zephiria Joseph, Robyn Lawson, Cynthia Taha, Chrystal Sparrow, Folisha Stevens, Rose Timbrell, Colleen White, Laurie Wilson.

Doors : 4pm

Film: 4.15 - 4.35pm

Break : 4.35 - 4.45

Q&A / Talk: 4.45 - 5.45

Event Finishes 6pm 

Monica and Mia (25) met whilst studying Film, Photography and Media at the University of Leeds. Both have created a cinematic style focusing on the decolonising of not just the outer world but of oneself.

Monica is a writer, artist and filmmaker of a Sudanese and Iraqi background. Her goal is to continue to make radical content that challenges or disrupts antiquated oppressive systems through the infinite mediums of art. Currently concentrating on her writing, Monica hopes to publish works on the experience of grief, mental health, queerness, intersectionality, radical love and liberation.

Coming from a South Asian / Jewish background, Mia describes her visual style as cinematic, intimate and feminine. Her narrative style focuses on diverse stories, with an aim to uplift minorities and create social justice.

about the production team:

Seila is an experienced creative video editor, her interests in gaming shape her unique personal style when it comes to her work. Currently working at a creative agency that focuses on putting children’s voices first, she believes in standing up for those who do not have a platform, and working with others to spread acceptance within the industry.

Karyan is a current MA student, with over 4 years of audio experience in podcast production, live radio and broadcast journalism. She is currently working as a Development and Production Assistant, interested in collaborating with diverse creatives to showcase POC and untold narratives to improve minority representation in the media.

Minori was born in Japan and raised in Germany. She is a content creator specialising in fashion, photography, and social media. Her work reflects various aesthetics from the West as well as the East, influenced by her multicultural upbringing and eye for all things creative

Accessability: The Film will be shown in the viewing room at Bermondsey Project Space which is accessed by a flight of 12 steps