Film Screening: Sugarcane, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

We invite you to a special screening of the film Sugarcane, which is part of the Try Walking in May Shoes project. As part of the accompanying program for exhibitions of Canadian art inspired by the Ore Mountains and the legacy of Karl May, we present a perspective on a reality that has long been hidden behind the romantic myths of the “Wild West”.

Screening this film right here, in the birthplace of Winnetou’s creator, holds a powerful symbolic meaning. It contrasts the fictional dreams of Karl May with the stark reality of Indigenous life.

Julian Brave NoiseCat and his father Ed Archie NoiseCat look down at the Williams Lake Stampede from the top of “Indian Hill” on their roadtrip back to St. Joseph’s Mission, where Ed was born. (Credit: Emily Kassie/Sugarcane Film LLC)

About the film: Sugarcane is a groundbreaking investigation into the abuse and death at an Indian residential school in Canada (St. Joseph’s Mission). Directors Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie shed light on years of forced separation and assimilation. This urgent film brings a hidden story of cultural genocide to audiences worldwide while celebrating the resilience of Native people as they work to overcome cycles of intergenerational trauma.

Sugarcane has received critical acclaim globally. It is an Academy Award® (Oscar) nominee for Best Documentary Feature and won the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival. The film continues to garner awards and recognition worldwide.

📅 WHEN: December 13 at 18:00 📍 WHERE: Dresden Straße 26, Hohenstein-Ernstthal 🌍 LANGUAGE: English / Secwepemctsín (with subtitles)