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When They AwakeWhen They Awake

When They Awake

October 8, 2017

Sunday, 9:45 PM

North Park Theatre

Venue Website ⟶

When They Awake, PJ Marcellino & Hermon Farahi (dir), 92min, 2017

BIFF Global: Documentary

Special Presentation

Director PJ Marcellino in attendance

Following in the footsteps of musical legends Buffy Sainte-Marie and Robbie Robertson, PJ Marcellino and Hermon Farahi chronicle a new generation in indigenous music including Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq, EDM outfit A Tribe Called Red and Cree electro-pop sensation IskWe.

@ North Park Theatre – Sunday, October 8, 9:45PM

Watch the trailer for When They Awake here!

BIFF Offscreen: Lyrical – a special presentation by singer-songwriter Logan Staats immediately preceding When They Awake at the North Park Theatre, October 8, 2017 at 9:45PM.

  • Still from When They Awake

    Still from When They Awake

October 8, 2017

Sunday, 9:45 PM

North Park Theatre

Venue Website ⟶