Film Screenings for Bearing Bloodlines: Ancestral Invocations
Film Screenings for
Bearing Bloodlines: Ancestral Invocations
Co-creators: Tannis Hugill, Barbara Bickel & Gregory Wendt
In this mystical, spirit-led indy film, two women, descendants of colonial settlers, enter ritual, storytelling, song and embodied trance with giant ancestral puppets to face the destructive legacy of their ancestors. Enveloped by the brilliance of earth, sky, sea and forest, they journey together toward healing and reconciliation.
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SCREENINGS
Friday, April 10, 2026
Isle of the Arts Festival
Venue: Gabriola Theatre Centre
Gabriola Island, BC
Tickets: $25
Program: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Screening includes Talk Back and Reception
Moderated by Brenda Joy
Traditional Welcome Snuneymuxw Elder David Bodaly Laxiya
Link to purchase tickets – sales open on March 18 www.artsgabriola.ca/isle-of-the-arts-festival/
Co-produced by Gabriola Arts Council – Island of the Arts Festival, and sponsored by Crimson Coast Dance, Studio M*
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Venue: The Dance Centre
Vancouver, BC
Tickets: $25
Program: 2:00-4:00pm
Screening includes Talk Back
Moderated by Ingrid Rose
Traditional Welcome
Link to purchase tickets – Sales open now https://gabriolamuseum.org/events/bearing-bloodlines-vancouver/
Co-Sponsored by Gabriola Museum, Crimson Coast Dance, Studio M*
Sunday, May 3, 2026
On-Line Film Screening
Crimson Coast Dance
Tickets: $25
Program: 11am – 1:00pm (11am PT, 2pm ET, 7pm GMT)
Screening includes Talk Back
Moderated by Shannon Borg
Traditional Welcome Snuneymuxw Elder David Bodaly Laxiya
Link to purchase tickets – Sales open Feb. 27
Virtual screening:
Produced by Crimson Coast Dance, and co-sponsored by Studio M*, Gabriola Museum
A mystical, spirit-led indy film of ritual, storytelling, song and embodied trance facing a legacy of colonial ancestry.