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Sugarcane Film Screening + Q&A

This event has ended. It was scheduled for 8/28/2024.

6:15 p.m. doors, 7:00 p.m. start. Wednesday, Aug. 28

Auditorium

In-Person Event

Please join us for a free community screening of the documentary film SUGARCANE at the Anchorage Museum. A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life, SUGARCANE, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning.  

In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation and abuse many children experienced at these segregated boarding schools was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. 

Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation, SUGARCANE illuminates the heartbreak and beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to survive.

Refreshments will be served from 6:15 - 7 p.m. Following the film will be a Q&A panel with directors Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie.

Parking in the museum garage is available on a first come first serve basis. Since this event takes place after hours, please be sure to enter through the 7th Avenue entrance. 

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