In time for National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD), the Whistler Film Festival is holding a free virtual screening of the award-winning short film, Joe Buffalo, until June 27.
The documentary follows Indigenous skateboard legend Joe Buffalo, a Maskwacis Cree Nation member and residential school survivor, as he faces his inner demons to chase his dream of becoming a pro skater.
The film is available to view at watch.whistlerfilmfestival.com/wff365, where you’ll find a link to an interactive Q&A on June 26 at 5:30 p.m. with Joe Buffalo and filmmakers Amar Chebib and Hayley Morin, hosted by Rosie Archie, co-founder of Nations Skate Youth. If you can’t catch it live, the Q&A will be available online until 11:59 p.m. on June 27.
Donations are accepted, with proceeds shared with Nations Skate Youth, which empowers Indigenous youth to embrace their right to self-determination through the positive impact of skateboarding.
