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To Never Forget

December 1941. A group of women and a 10-year-old girl named Sorella are photographed as they are ordered to take their clothes off in freezing temperatures on a beach in the Baltic Seas. 80 years later, filmmaker Peter Hegedüs creates a dramatic recreation based on the photograph using new immersive 360 technology. He is aided by Ethel Davis, a 92-year-old Jewish Australian whose family perished in the 1941 massacre, and by the powerful testimonial of his own Jewish grandmother who managed to survive the Holocaust. To Never Forget goes beyond the depiction of a filmmaker’s process, revealing how the Holocaust continues to affect lives, families, and geopolitics today.

To Never Forget

NR 2022
Womxn : Working

Womxn : Working is a portrait of Nosipho Vidima, a sex work activist and feminist from South Africa as well as her comrades who are engaged in a struggle to decriminalize sex work in their country. Facing discrimination and marginalization due to their chosen profession, these women are taking the fight to change the law to the streets and protesting in the halls of legislation where they lobby. Currently many sex workers are victims of violence, police brutality and rejection by their communities. The decriminalization of their trade will mean an improved status and better access.

Womxn : Working

NR 2022
Wabano: The Light of the Day

Nestled at the heart of Canada’s national capital, the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health has been a haven for generations of Indigenous people from many cultures since its founding in 1998. A place of togetherness, thecentre celebrated a large expansion in 2013 designed by renowned First Nations architect Douglas Cardinal, which greatly increased its ability to serve Ottawa’s Indigenous population in one of the city’s poorest neighbourhoods. Under the determined leadership of Allison Fisher, Wabano has become far more than a health centre; through its focus on Indigenous pillars of healing and good health, Wabano has become a home for many.

Wabano: The Light of the Day

NR 2022
Ruby Nell Sales

“How do you make sense on an emotional, intellectual, and pragmatic level of the visual residue one leaves behind?” This is a pivotal question for Adam Pendleton’s recent abstract paintings on view here, which involve a process of accumulation in which the surface of the canvas teems with sweeping gestures, language, drips, splatters, and moments of erasure in a reflection of how we evolve in life. Pendleton has explained that these works “verge on the monumental; they can take months to make and capture a deep history of marks and impressions. Minor moments become major moments because of how they articulate who we are or who we might be at any given moment. It’s a visual poetics of disruption.” These paintings, Pendleton has suggested, ask: “how do you leverage, subvert, and deploy your subjectivity? We all are doing it all of the time. It becomes more interesting when we’re aware that we’re doing it.”

Ruby Nell Sales

NR 2022
This Is Not About Me

This Is Not About Me tells the story of Jordyn Zimmerman. Jordyn dreamt of becoming a teacher. She started out eager to learn at school, but she was soon separated from the other children. Unable to communicate, teachers thought she was also unable to understand or learn. Year after year, her behavior worsened. She was restrained and placed in seclusion. Jordyn found herself caught in a system that unintentionally turned her life into a living nightmare. Finally, at the age of 18, with the help of educators who see her differently, she manages to turn her fate and flourish.

This Is Not About Me

NR 2022
Get Some Sunshine

A lady in her mid-70s was social and active. Although she took heart medicine every day, she continued to participate in various gatherings and activities. However, after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, she gave up all outdoor activities, spending most of her time in or around the home. Since then, she has unfurled conversations with plants on the balcony, plants in the kitchen, and those rooted in the vegetable garden too. ‘Get Some Sunshine’ explores a day in the life of this lady (the film director’s mother) and the solidarity she developed with companion plants during the pandemic.

Get Some Sunshine

NR 2022
WashDup

"WashDup" is a mockumentary based on a true story of a group of ex-snowboard filmmakers and riders who refuse to quit. After a 16-year hiatus, they make a pact to create one last movie, but lack a youthful presence to make it marketable. This unlikely alliance leads to self-discovery through an ageless lens, showcasing the evolution of snowboarding from a young sport to a mature industry. The film also touches on the struggles of old pros finding their way in life after the glory days are gone.

WashDup

NR 2022