A Windigo Tale to close international film festival

The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival recently announced it will close this year’s film festival with A Windigo Tale.

The directorial debut of Ojibway poet Armand Garnet Ruffo, A Windigo Tale was filmed on the Six Nations community in Ontario and in the Ottawa Valley. The film ignites the screen with determination and heart and tells a powerful story of intergenerational trauma and healing. The screening will take place at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto on October 24 at 7 p.m.

The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is an international festival that celebrates the latest works by Indigenous peoples on the forefront of innovation in film, video, radio, and new media. Each fall, the festival presents a selection of the most compelling and distinctive Indigenous works from around the globe. The festival’s screenings, parties, panel discussions, and cultural events attract and connect filmmakers, media artists, programmers, buyers, and industry professionals. The works accepted reflect the diversity of the world’s Indigenous nations and illustrate the vitality and excellence of our art and culture in contemporary media.