*Please note: All films are geo-locked for viewing within Alberta only.
Directed by: Alexandre Berman, Olivier Pollet | 2020 | 97 min | France
Ophir tells the story of an extraordinary Indigenous revolution for life, land, and culture —opening up the path for creating the world’s newest nation in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. A poetic yet dramatic ode to the indelible thirst for freedom, culture, and sovereignty, the film sheds light on the Pacific's biggest conflict since World War II, revealing the visible and invisible chains of colonization and its enduring cycles of physical and psychological warfare.
PRECEDED BY THE SHORT FILM: Devil’s Gold
Directed by: Daniel Agre, Alexander Sworik | 2020 | 3 min | Canada
This is one miner's story of hard work, courage, and suffering at the Kawah Ijen mountain mine, all in the name of family.