Ayoungman
These three films highlight the experiences of people trying to recreate and preserve relationships with loved ones.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Wed, Apr 27 at 6 pm
Roxie Theater
Short Film 1: My Duduś
Short Film 2: Anshan Diaries
Mid-Length Film: Ayoungman
My Duduś
A Polish mother grieves when her only child leaves their home in Chicago to study in Poland. She finds a baby squirrel in her backyard with unique and powerful bond with the animal, raising him as if he were her own child. (Tom Krawczyk USA 2022, 8 min)
Anshan Diaries
Anshan Diaries uses a real family’s life as its backdrop. Director Charles Dong casts his grandpa, a revolutionary of the left wing, as the film’s lead, investigating and retracing his family saga spanning three decades of Chinese post-cultural revolution history. (Charles Xiuzhi Dong China 2021, 28 min)
Guests Expected
Guests from Ayoungman and Anshan Diaries are expected to attend.
AYOUNGMAN PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Description
Ayoungman
On March 17, 2019, 24-year-old Kristian Ayoungman was fatally shot in a racially motivated murder that shocked the Siksika Nation. In two Alberta, Canada, communities, a movement arose demanding Kristian’s murderers be brought to justice. Holly Fortier and Larry Day’s candid documentary depicts the unity and resilience of the Siksika Nation and the town of Strathmore, Alberta, while also underlining the sobering reality that a high percentage of Canadian homicide victims are Indigenous people.
Holly Fortier is an actor, as well as a director, writer, and producer, who has appeared in such productions as Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007). She is also an expert on Indigenous treaties and law, history, and cultural traditions, and she facilitates culture awareness training across Alberta, Canada, and beyond. She previously made A Mother’s Voice, a film about her mother Lina Gallup’s experience as a child and teen separated from her family and forced to attend a residential school.
Larry Day was a longtime Calgary, Alberta, news anchor who went on to form Pyramid Productions with his wife, Kirstie McLellan Day, which created entertainment shows and documentaries, including 30 for A&E Biography. In the last several years, he partnered with Two Canoes Media to tell stories of Indigenous people. Larry passed away Sept. 23, 2021.
Film Details
Language English
Year 2021
Premiere World
Runtime 38
Country Canada
Director Holly Fortier, Larry Day
Executive Producer Holly Fortier, Larry Day
Producer Holly Fortier
Editor Geordie Day
Cinematographer Geordie Day
Print Source Two Canoes Mediasheila@twocanoesmedia.com http://www.twocanoesmedia.com
Closed Captions Closed captions are not available for this screening.
Audio Description Audio description is not available for this screening.
American Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is not currently scheduled for this event. For more information about ASL interpretation at our events, e-mail ADA@SFFilm.org.