The Pass System at Lunenburg Doc Fest

THE PASS SYSTEM is an investigative documentary about segregation. In Canada.

The film screens on Sept 25, 2016 at 4 PM as part of the Lunenburg Doc Fest. Lunenburg Opera House, 290 Lincoln Street, Lunenburg, NS

Event details are here: http://www.lunenburgdocfest.com/the-pass-system/

THE FILM
From the Northwest Resistance of 1885 and for over 60 years, the Canadian Government denied many Indigenous peoples of the prairies the basic freedom to leave their reserves, all the while knowing there was no basis in law for the policy.

Narrated by acclaimed actor Tantoo Cardinal, with music by Cris Derksen, this investigative documentary features Cree, Saulteaux, Dene, Ojibwe and Blackfoot Elders and their stories of living under and resisting the pass system.

“This powerful film draws from Elders’ memories and historical artifacts in order to detail the history of the pass system – yet another example of the regulation and control of Indigenous people through colonial policies created by the Canadian state.” – Idle No More

Watch the trailer for the film here: vimeo.com/awilliams/thepasssystemtrailer

The film’s website: www.thepasssystem.ca
Twitter: twitter.com/ThePassSystem

The Pass System was produced by Alex Williams, with support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, gracious support from community and artist-run centres across the country, and produced in association with Tamarack Productions.

It is distributed in Canada by Vtape: distribution@vtape.org or (416) 351-1317

RECENT PRESS FOR THE PASS SYSTEM

TORONTO STAR: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/01/10/the-pass-system-explores-dark-chapter-in-canadian-history.html
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/04/09/documentary-chases-fragile-trail-of-pass-system-that-once-controlled-movement-of-first-nations.html
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/04/27/ottawa-acknowledges-some-records-of-pass-system-were-destroyed-before-historical-value-known.html
REZX: https://www.isuma.tv/rezx-podcast/episode-3-the-pass-system
CANADIAN DIMENSION: https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/conflict-coercion-and-settler-colonialism-in-western-canada
THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT: http://www.straight.com/movies/677981/canadian-film-week-its-movie-night-canada
NOW MAGAZINE: https://nowtoronto.com/news/canada-s-secret-history-of-segregation/
CBC ABORIGINAL: http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/dark-history-canada-s-pass-system-1.3454022
APTN NATIONAL NEWS: http://aptn.ca/news/2016/03/09/film-sheds-light-on-restrictive-pass-system/
http://aptn.ca/news/2016/08/04/new-documentary-sheds-light-on-the-pass-system-in-canadas-dark-history/
TIFF: http://tiff.net/theslate/alex-williams-pass-system
CTV: http://regina.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=758495
APTN INFOCUS: http://aptn.ca/news/2016/04/14/the-pass-system-illegal-confinement-of-rebel-indians-infocus/
http://aptn.ca/news/tag/the-pass-system/
CBC UNRESERVED: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/exploring-the-past-present-and-future-of-life-in-indigenous-canada-1.3336594/the-pass-system-another-dark-secret-in-canadian-history-1.3338520
REGINA LEADER POST: http://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/the-pass-system-more-than-a-movie
EAGLE FEATHER NEWS: http://www.eaglefeathernews.com/arts/index.php?detail=1719
TREATY 4 NEWS: http://treaty4news.com/2015/12/the-pass-system/