The Condor & The Eagle – Premiere Screening and Discussion
Join us for the Vancouver premiere of Sophie and Clement Guerra's inspiring documentary, The Condor & The Eagle (2019, 82 min.). a timely film following Indigenous leaders throughout the Americas engaged in critical actions to preserve their territories from environmental devastation. Following the screening activists Audrey Siegl and Cecilia Point from the Musqueam Nation will host a discussion covering some of the film's issues drawing on examples from their own activism and local community protections. Poet Valeen Jules and journalist Angela Sterritt will additionally join our talk.
As the Amazon rain-forest burns uncontrollably for many weeks, UN climate scientists are predicting unprecedented global catastrophe. The Condor & The Eagle features Indigenous leaders, from the global North and the global South, deploying an unparalleled joint and coordinated global response. The film embarks on an extraordinary trans-continental adventure from the Boreal forest to the heart of the Amazonian jungle to unite the peoples of North and South America, in effect deepening the meaning and importance of Climate Justice.
The Condor & The Eagle offers an intimate glimpse into a developing spiritual renaissance. The film's four protagonists learn from one another’s legacies of resistance to colonialism’s extractive economies. Their path through the jungle takes them on an unexpectedly challenging and liberating journey, which will forever change their attachment to the Earth and to one another.
At its core The Condor & The Eagle illustrates tangible actions anybody can take, inviting settlers to follow the call from Indigenous communities. Featuring intimate interviews, brisk pacing and unforgettable original animation sequences from Lucy Animation Studio, The Condor & The Eagle will inspire you to consider what you can do to tackle the climate crisis.
Date: Friday, November 29, 2019
Time: Doors at 6:45pm. Welcoming Ceremony at 7pm.
Admission: *$14 Early bird, $15 adults, **$14 MOV members and Students. Free for individuals who self-identify as Indigenous.
*Early Bird tickets end on Monday, November 25 at 5pm.
**MOV members and students, please be prepared to show your valid identification along with your ticket at the door.
Event ticket includes FREE admission to our feature exhibitions There is Truth Here: Creativity and Resilience in Children’s Art from Indian Residential and Day Schools, Wild Things: The Power of Nature in our Lives, Haida Now: A Visual Feast of Innovation and Tradition and c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city (reg. $20.50). Consider arriving early with your event ticket to view exhibit.
Speaker Bios
sχɬemtəna:t, Audrey Siegl, an independent activist from the unceded lands of the Musqueam. She has been active on grassroots environmental and social justice-political frontline movements. Audrey has worked on raising awareness on MMIWG, the housing crisis, the Fentynal crisis, forced displacement and the connection between extractive industry projects and violations of FN, Land & human rights.
Cecelia Point, a member of the Musqueam Nation, is a political activist who stood for 200 plus days protecting her Nation’s ancestral burial site from development in 2012. Since then she has taken part in countless political actions advocating for human rights and the environment. Cecilia has also dedicated many years to cultural preservation in the field of Aboriginal cultural and eco tourism. She currently holds the position of Controller for the Aboriginal Tourism Association of Canada. She is a facilitator for reconciliation workshops with the Bright New Day organization and is designated a public speaker for her Nation. She holds a Certificate in Business from UBC, supplemented with courses in First Nations studies, including hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (the Musqueam language).
Valeen Jules is a queer former foster kid, former homeless youth and 1st-year college dropout from the Nuučaanuł and Kwakwa̱ka̱wakw Nations. Valeen works as a full-spectrum birth keeper, radio producer, youth advisor, artist outreach, writer, and facilitator throughout the west coast. Valeen can be found delivering babies in the hood or getting tattoos on the airwaves during her “days off.”
Angela Sterritt is an award-winning journalist, host, author, artist and keynote speaker from British Columbia. She currently works with CBC Vancouver as a television, radio and online reporter. She is a proud member of the Gitxsan Nation. She is currently writing a book on missing and murdered Indigenous women in British Columbia.
Accessibility:
Mobility Access: Museum of Vancouver (MOV) is wheelchair and scooter accessible, including washrooms, ramps and elevators, and wide entrances and exits.
Parking: The MOV parking lot is run by EasyPark, please remember to pay for parking before entering the building. There is also street parking available.
Transit: Plan your trip. Address: 1100 Chestnut Street
Bathrooms: There are a mix of single stalled and multi-stalled bathrooms located in the Lower Lobby of MOV, which can be accessed by elevator or stairs.
We acknowledge the Museum of Vancouver is located on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nations, at the site of the ancestral Village of Sen̓áḵw – neighbouring the current Sḵwx̱wú7mesh reserve of the same name.
