Experience cinema-based storytelling in a new way at this remarkable, not-to-be missed presentation. In celebration of imagineNATIVE’s 15th anniversary, two pairs of artists – each comprising one author and one filmmaker – collaborated to create a “storyteller screening”: a screen-based video work that accompanies a live reading. For each of the two presentations, the author will read a new short story written especially for this event as the filmmaker’s new video work plays simultaneously, creating a multimedia performance that transcends the screen and stage.

Legendary author, artist and activist Maria Campbell shares a new short story created in collaboration with Shane Belcourt, one of the leading filmmakers in Canadian Indigenous cinema. Their counterparts are Joseph Boyden, one of Canada’s true literary stars, who presents a new work with Terril Calder, a master of animation. Together these artists – each from a Métis or mixed culture – combine craft, transcend media and explore new territory to tell a story unlike any other.

This special presentation includes an in-depth panel discussion with the artists immediately following the stories, hosted by Connie Walker, reporter and producer for the CBC.

Out of respect for the nature and spirit of these live performances, we kindly require that all audience members be seated and stay seated for the duration of each performance. Once each performance begins, latecomers will not be seated until an appropriate interval. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment. If you need to leave once seated, please leave only after each performance is completed. Each performance is approximately 15 minutes in length