Canada: Apartheid Nation, to be premiered at TIFF
Sagesse Productions is excited to announce that their short documentary film “Canada: Apartheid Nation” has been selected to screen at the Toronto Independent Film Festival which runs from September 8th, 2011 to September 18th, 2011 at the Toronto Underground Cinema @ 186 Spadina Ave., Toronto, Ontario. It will screen on Sunday, September 11th at 8pm.
Apartheid Nation, produced by Ottawa native Angela O’Leary, exposes the truth about Canada’s remote northern First Nation communities: third world conditions in a first world country. While living next to one of the richest diamond mines in the world, the community faces poverty, homelessness, substandard education and infrastructure. The Attawapiskat First Nation is representative of the product of an archaic federal government department ‘Indian Affairs’ whose policies propel discrimination against Canada’s First Nations People. There are heroes working quietly and surely to effect great change. From small children to Chiefs, this story will move you with their dignity and hope for a better future.
If you’d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Angela O’Leary, please call 613-614-9398 or e-mail Angela at angela@canadaapartheidnation.com
