
17TH ANNUAL
SANTA MONICA FILM FESTIVAL
JANUARY 2023

FOR LOVE is a film of resilience and resurgence. Colonization has led to many adverse impacts on the Indigenous population of Canada - most significantly on familial and societal structures. Due to colonial regimes, Indigenous children are vastly overrepresented in the child welfare system. In 2018, the Minister of Indigenous Affairs deemed the issue “a humanitarian crisis.”
Travelling across the country, Indigenous people tell their heartbreaking stories to reveal the atrocities inflicted by the Canadian child welfare system. The film shines a light on what is happening right now. It details the horrors of the past and reveals how Indigenous communities are taking back jurisdictional control of their children in order to ensure that their unique and diverse cultures are preserved for generations to come.
Awakening a revived respect for the matriarchal system, we learn about the need to preserve traditional practices, land-based activities and grass roots initiatives in order to keep having a positive impact on children and families - not only reducing the number of apprehensions, but also renewing Indigenous pride.
Producer / Writer
Mary Teegee
Executive Producer
Warner Adam
Executive Producer
Cindy Blackstock
Director/Producer
Matt Smiley
Narrator
Shania Twain
Executive Producer
Lindsey Eberts
Editor
Christine Meyer
Composer
Mathieu Carratier
Supervising Sound Editor
Karen Baker Landers
Supervising Senior Colorist
Maxine Gervais
Presented By
Carrier Sekani Family Services
Walk Tall Productions, Inc.
Santa Monica Premiere Date
Saturday January 15
Special Guests Scheduled To Appear
Matt Smiley
Screening Time
@ 1:00P
Venue
Laemmle Monica Film Center
1332 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA
Tickets
$10 General Admission
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