Open Cinema
March screening
OPEN Cinema Observes International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, March 21 at 7:00pm at the Yorkton Public Library, screening:
The Pass System
00:48:59
D: Alex Williams
Synopsis
The Pass System takes you into a Canada that willfully denied many First Nations the basic freedom to leave their reserve for over 60 years, 1885 to 1951. Elders from treaty areas 4, 6, 7 and 8 share their stories of living under and resisting the system with narration by Tantoo Cardinal, music by Cris Derksen and directed by Alex Williams.
OPEN Cinema is presented 100% free of charge and open to the public.
February screening
The next Open Cinema will take place on Tuesday, February 14, at 7:00pm at the Yorkton Public Library, screening:
The Newcomers
00:39:53
D: Theresa Kliem
Synopsis
The Newcomers investigates the challenges of new immigrants in rural Saskatchewan. The documentary explores contemporary immigrant experiences and weaves in historical context from the early waves of immigration into the province. The film chronicles the lives of five immigrants facing isolation in small-town Saskatchewan as some of them struggle to find acceptance in their new homes.her form of discrimination.
OPEN Cinema is presented 100% free of charge and open to the public.
January 2023 screening
The Yorkton Film Festival is proud to announce our next installment in OPEN Cinema program, our first for 2023!
“A new year means more great films as part of our OPEN Cinema program,” said YFF Executive Director Randy Goulden.
OPEN Cinema will take place on Tuesday, January 17 at 7:00pm at the Yorkton Public Library, screening:
Golden. The End of Ageism
00:46:00
D: Scott Thompson Harper
Synopsis:
If you’re over a certain age, you may have already experienced it. The painful realization you’ve been discriminated against due to age. One minute it’s an older person’s problem. Then, suddenly it happens to you, at work maybe, in a social setting, anywhere generations co-mingle. More than any other form of bias, ageism is truly universal. We all have a stake in this issue, yet it scarcely registers in the public discourse compared with sexism, racism or almost any other form of discrimination.
The Yorkton Film Festival is pleased to partner with the Yorkton Public Library, Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism.
This screening will also continue our OPEN Cinema Passport program. Collect four out of the six possible screening stickers to have your passport be eligible to win two tickets to the 2023 Lobsterfest event at the Yorkton Film Festival!
OPEN Cinema is presented 100% free of charge and open to the public.
Remembrance Day screening Nov. 09
The Yorkton Film Festival is proud to announce that after a two-year hiatus, our Open Cinema screening program is returning for the 2022–2023 program year!
Open Cinema celebrates some of the best films submitted to the festival, drawing on our extensive back catalog of films, in an organized screening program that is held from October until April.
The second installment will be on Wednesday, November 09, at the Yorkton Public Library starting at 7 pm. November’s screening is in honour of Remembrance Day. The film to be screened is The Legion: We Remember.
“CKPG News took an in depth look at the Royal Canadian Legion and its humble beginnings in Winnipeg, Manitoba. As well, we see the Legion has helped hundreds of thousands of veterans, and where the Legion is today.”
Our speakers will be Perry Ostapowich and Steve Variyan.