Director: Alanis Obomsawin

2017 | 97 mins

A Cree community in Manitoba, Canada turns to education as part of their efforts of community healing and cultural revival. The Helen Betty Osborne Ininiw Education Resource Centre in Norway House, north of Winnipeg, receives a level of funding that few other Indigenous institutions enjoy.  Its teachers help their students to develop their abilities and their sense of pride.

About 

Bertha DocHouse, a dedicated documentary screen that hosts documentary premieres, seasons and live Q&As with filmmakers. The venue is centrally located in the Brunswick Centre.  Fresh coffee and teas alongside an all-day menu of bar food with vegan and vegetarian options available. The drinks menu includes a wide selection of cocktails, wine, craft beer and soft drinks. 

Location 

BERTHA DOC HOUSE is just a five-minute walk from the conference Senate House venue. 

Curzon Bloomsbury Cinema 
The Brunswick Centre 
London 
WC1N 1AW 
https://maps.app.goo.gl/XQGs1RhZwm3vhVGU9 

Tickets 

Please note: The screenings at the DocHouse are not covered as part of your conference registration. 

However, those registered for the conference are entitled to a 25% discount using this code:  DOC001  

With a capacity of 55 seats, 2 wheelchair spaces, it is important that you book your tickets in advance online at https://dochouse.org/

Director: Jack C. Newell

2022| 90 mins

Development, history, and colonialism collide when a seemingly simple aid project spirals out of control in Haiti. When a headstrong American clashes with a Haitian leader it forces a reckoning on privilege and power.

After hearing a podcast in the wake of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, semi-retired construction worker Tim Myers is so moved he decides to build a school in the rural Hatian community of Villard. He meets his counterpart Anselm Saimplice, who readily accepts Tim's vision for a new school. Very quickly, things spiral out of control. Trying to teach Haitian labourers new skills, Tim imposes his style of construction and values. And as filmmakers and aid workers spend more time in Villard, Saimplice reveals himself to be quite different from the vibrant, selfless community leader the radio story represented. Subverting the typical NGO film, filmmakers follow through on unexpected plot twists, weaving them together with expert interviews clarifying the larger historical and social context of the school project. Ultimately the filmmakers must question their own complicity in the byzantine network of international aid, NGOs and documentary storytelling itself.

Jack C. Newell (Director / Writer / Producer) is a filmmaker and public artist. He is the co-creator of Destroy Your Art, and the co-creator of the public art project, The Wabash Lights. His feature film credits include 42 Grams, Open Tables, Hope Springs Eternal, and the upcoming quirky-comedy, Monuments - and How to Build a School in Haiti - which is a ten-year exploration of a single aid project. 

About 

Bertha DocHouse, a dedicated documentary screen that hosts documentary premieres, seasons and live Q&As with filmmakers. The venue is centrally located in the Brunswick Centre.  Fresh coffee and teas alongside an all-day menu of bar food with vegan and vegetarian options available. The drinks menu includes a wide selection of cocktails, wine, craft beer and soft drinks. 

Location 

BERTHA DOC HOUSE is just a five-minute walk from the conference Senate House venue. 

Curzon Bloomsbury Cinema 
The Brunswick Centre 
London 
WC1N 1AW 
https://maps.app.goo.gl/XQGs1RhZwm3vhVGU9 

Tickets 

Please note: The screenings at the DocHouse are not covered as part of your conference registration. 

However, those registered for the conference are entitled to a 25% discount using this code:  DOC001  

With a capacity of 55 seats, 2 wheelchair spaces, it is important that you book your tickets in advance online at https://dochouse.org/