George Clutesi – Film Screening and Discussion with Akira Iahtail

By: Bill Reid Gallery

Wednesday, November 13th, 2024

6:00 - 7:00 pm

Join us at the Gallery for a film screening of clips from several of George Clutesi’s films, including Prophecy (1979), The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1980), and Dreamspeaker (1976), followed by a discussion by curator Aliya Boubard and Akira Iahtail. 

Throughout the 70s and early 80s, Clutesi had a number of small roles in various independent films and TV shows. While some were meaningful roles, others that he played were often the stereotypical view of Indigenous people at that time. Since then, the landscape of Indigenous representation in film has changed drastically. 

The discussion will focus on George Clutesi’s career as an actor, as well as the broader landscape of Indigenous cinema. 

Akira Iahtail is a film programmer from amiskwaciwâskahikan, also known as Edmonton, Alberta. On her mother's side, she is Cree and Métis, with ties to Bigstone Cree Nation. On her father's side, she is Swiss-German, Swampy Cree, and a member of Attawapiskat First Nation located in Treaty 9 territory. She is a student at Simon Fraser University, majoring in Indigenous Studies and minoring in Cinema Studies. She began her Indigenous film programming journey with the Skoden Indigenous Film Festival and the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival.

Now, she is a curator at The Cinematheque for 'Our Stories to Tell', a monthly series dedicated to the new wave of Indigenous storytelling, prioritizing visual sovereignty in cinema. 

🔴 Free admission, registration required. 🔴

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Photo by Akira lahtail

Contact Us

Please contact Aliya Boubard at aboubard@billreidgallery.ca if you have any questions.

Supported by:

City of Vancouver