Library to screen acclaimed film inspired by Oka Crisis

Movie buffs are invited to celebrate National Canadian Film Day at the public library next month.

On Wednesday April 17, 2024, The Sault Ste. Marie Public Library will be screening Beans, which is set at the height of the 1990 Mohawk Resistance at Kanehsatà:ke (also known as the Oka Crisis) — a 78-day standoff between Indigenous land defenders, Quebec police, the RCMP and the Canadian military over the proposed expansion of a golf course onto a sacred burial ground.

Twelve-year-old Tekehentahkhwa, nicknamed "Beans," is forced into an early coming of age by these events, as her innocence turns to anger over the treatment of her people.

The film is directed by Tracey Deer (Mohawk), and stars Kiawentiio (Mohawk), Dawn Ford, Violah Beauvais (Mohawk), Rainbow Dickerson (Rappahannock) and Brittany Leborgne (Mohawk).

People who attend the event can fill out a ballot for a chance to win a themed prize basket.

The film will be streamed in person at the James L. McIntyre Centennial Library, on April 17, 2024. Doors will open at 6 p.m.

For more information or to reserve your ticket please call 705-759-5236 or get a ticket at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/national-canadian-film-day-2024-tickets-863779707357?aff=oddtdtcreator.