Orange Shirt Day

Orange Shirt Day

Orange Shirt Day – 2024
by Staff Editors

(September 26, 2024 – Toronto, ON) An important documentary opens across Canada tomorrow, a documentary the The New York Times called “A Must-See Film” and “Breathtaking” and it’s called Sugarcane

Sugarcane, a powerful tribute to the resilience of First Nations people and their way of life, opens in 27 cinemas across Canada, including in Quebec, starting tomorrow, September 27, 2024. The release of the film coincides with Orange Shirt Day, a national movement in Canada that honors the survivors of residential schools and recognizes the lasting impact of this dark chapter in Canadian history.

The debut feature documentary from first-time director and TIME100 Next honoree Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emmy®- and Peabody-nominated investigative journalist, director, producer and cinematographer Emily Kassie, Sugarcane is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. 

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A screenshot from the documentary Sugarcane.

In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation, and abuse endured by children at these segregated boarding schools was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation, Sugarcane illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to persevere.

Sugarcane is urgent and necessary viewing,” said Ron Mann, co-founder of Films We Like, the film’s Canadian distributor. “We thank our partners at Cineplex for bringing this powerful film to audiences across Canada on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, with the hope that it inspires reflection and action.”

Click here to watch the trailer for Sugarcane.

The following theatres will be showing Sugarcane
:

Alberta

Calgary, AB – Landmark Cinemas 16 Country Hills

Edmonton, AB – Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas

Grande Prairie, AB – Cineplex Odeon Grande Prairie Cinemas

Lethbridge, AB – Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge

Medicine Hat, AB – Galaxy Cinemas Medicine Hat

Red Deer, AB – Galaxy Cinemas Red Deer

British Columbia

Kamloops, BC – Kamloops Film Festival

Sidney, BC – Star Cinema

Powell River, BC – Patricia Theatre

Vancouver, BC – Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas

Victoria, BC – Cinecenta

Manitoba

Winnipeg, MB – Scotiabank Theatre Winnipeg

New Brunswick

Moncton, NB – Cineplex Cinemas Trinity Drive

Nova Scotia

Chester, NS – Chester Playhouse – Film Circuit

Sydney, NS – Cineplex Cinemas Sydney

Ontario

Barrie, ON – Galaxy Cinemas Barrie

Brantford, ON – Galaxy Cinemas Brantford

Elora, ON – Gorge Cinema

Etobicoke, ON – Cineplex Cinemas Queensway & VIP

North York, ON – Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk

Ottawa, ON – Scotiabank Theatre Ottawa

Toronto, ON – Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas and VIP

Waterloo, ON – Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo

Quebec

Montréal, QC – Cinéma du Musée

Montréal, QC – Cinéma Public

Montréal, QC – Cinéma du Musée

Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, SK – Scotiabank Theatre Saskatoon and VIP