As spring erupts and we continue to connect from home, CSI Connects is taking a short break from our ongoing How To workshop series to pause and celebrate home-grown storytellers. 

In support of CSI Member Reel Canada and National Film Day, we’ll be screening a mini-festival of short films (3-15 minutes long) told by Canadian and Indigenous filmmakers. The screening will make room for sharing of impressions and reflections and give us an opportunity to take a collective breath as we think about what it means to be at home on these lands, and how the stories we tell make our realities. 

CSI Cinema SHORTS! Celebrates National Film Day
Wednesday, April 21st, 12:30-1:15pm
Members register via the Common Platform or CSI listserve.
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The Films

Jordan Gordan’s Guide to Kuujjuaq (2018) Jordan Gordan / wapikoni mobile
Jordan Gordon is thrilled to show you around his hometown, taking you through the highlights with a wonderful mix of humour and charm.

How to Be Home (2020) Andrea Dorfman / National Film Board 
Lean into loneliness — and know you’re not alone in it. Filmmaker Andrea Dorfman reunites with poet Tanya Davis to craft tender and profound animation on the theme of isolation, providing a wise and soaringly lyrical sequel to their viral hit How to Be Alone.

and more…