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MAYWORKS FESTIVAL OF WORKING PEOPLE AND THE ARTSis an annual multidisciplinary arts festival that celebrates the culture of all working peoples. Founded by the Toronto and York Region Labour Council, Mayworks has been uniting art and labour since 1986 by showcasing the cultural production of workers and their artist allies. Mayworks’ goal is to support the compelling and vital work of both workers-as-artists and artists-as-workers. Mayworks’ artistic vision is specifically guided by our equity policy that allows for representation of First Nations people, people of colour, queer and trans people, people with disabilities and young people as audiences and artists.

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The short films in this program weave together surreal landscapes, evocative meditations and luminescent cinema to bring on screen Indigenous people living, working and dreaming. The futurity in these works is deeply rooted in their connection to traditional knowledge, the land and community. BLIGHT - Perun Bonser (12 min, 2017) Set in the early 20th century on Australia's western frontier, a police constable hunts down a band of supposed criminals aided by a young, Indigenous female tracker. When the constable is severely injured, the tracker must use all of her skills to outwit and defeat seemingly unstoppable foe. MY FATHER’S TOOLS (6 min, 2016) Stephen goes about weaving a traditional basket with the knowledge his father gave him. As he weaves the basket, there is a sense of peace and connection to all his father taught him. NUUCA - Michelle Latimer (12 min, 2017) The oil boom in North Dakota has brought thousands of new people to the region and with them an influx of drugs, crime and sex trafficking. This beautiful work is an evocative meditation on Indigenous women's integral connection to land and the ways in which the extractive industry's rape of the Earth is directly linked to the violence perpetrated against Indigenous women and girls. IN MOMENT - Samay Arcentales Cajas (6 min, 2017) As the world suffocates in its own self-destruction, the Spirit Callers pray to the Four Directions for help. The struggle of generations past, present and future are about to come to a close, but are our minds, hearts and spirits open enough to hear the call? THREE THOUSAND - Asinnajaq (14 min, 2017) Artist Asinnajaq throws a creative net into the National Film Board of Canada's audiovisual archive, weaving historic footage of the Inuit into a stunningly original animation. In 14 minutes of luminescent cinema, she recasts the past, present and future of the Inuit in a surprising new light. Presented with imagineNATIVE.

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