Necessities of Life

Saturday, November 14, 7 p.m.

Native Eyes Film Showcase, Tickets $5.00

This program takes place at Grand Cinemas Crossroads.

NECESSITIES OF LIFE (CE QU’IL FAUT POUR VIVRE)

Canada, 2009,102 min, Dir. Benoit Pilon; In French and Inuktitut with English subtitles

Multi-award-winning Canadian entry to the Academy Awards starring Natar Ungalaaq (The Fast Runner) is an emotionally resonant 1950s period drama that shines a light on a people and culture not often seen on screen. After falling victim to tuberculosis, Tivii, an Inuit hunter and family man, is forced to leave his home to receive treatment in Quebec City where he finds hope again when he forges an unlikely friendship with a young boy. A model of delicate emotional restraint, the handsome pic earns its many lump-in-throat moments.

Dennis Harvey, VARIETY

Discussants: Tsianina Lomawaima (Mvskoke Creek) American Indian Studies Program, and Jennie Joe (Navajo), Family & Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona

Native Eyes Film Showcase is presented by Arizona State Museum and the UA's Hanson Film Institute in collaboration with the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Native Eyes was made possible in part by a grant from the Arizona Humanities Council and with additional support from the Law College Association and the Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program at the James E. Rogers College of Law.

For filmmaker bios and more information: www.statemuseum.arizona.edu, 520-626-2973