Archive for year: 2011
Sara McIntyre talks to Wrighting about Film
Re-posted from Wrighting about Film Blog I spoke, via Skype, with Canadian film-maker Sara McIntyre about her debut as a feature film director of “Two Indians Talking.” The 30th Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival showed it twice. As I wrote in my review, “‘Two Indians Talking’ gives us two young Native men, cousins, on […]
“Two Indians Talking” is an amusing, political buddy story
re posted from Wrighting about Film blog by Will Wright At first glance, a movie where a couple of guys talk about politics, identity and oppression doesn’t sound like “good times!” But hold on or you might miss out on the laughs and wit! “Two Indians Talking” is just that (but also more). This story […]
Film review from UFV Student Union Society
The University of the Fraser Valley Student Union Society presented the movie Two Indians Talking in partnership with Aboriginal Services, March 21, for students at Chilliwack Campus Centre. In summary, the movie shows two distinct points of view—education versus culture—much like the fable of the country mouse and the city mouse. One of the viewers […]
SFU interviews First Nations actor Justin Rain
Originally posted at SFU Career Services blog March 2011 “Whenever there is an opportunity to share my experience with people, it usually doesn’t take much for me to jump on board,” states Justin Rain when I ask him about his experiences at Career Services’ recent event, “Indigenous Peoples’ Career Stories.” But what is it that […]