Join us on Saturday, November 9 at 2pm for a film screening of Conor McNally’s new film IIKAAKIIMAAT. IIKAAKIIMAAT is a short documentary focusing on the life and work of Blackfoot and Dene artist, Lauren Crazybull. The film provides viewers with a personal story of resiliency in the face of colonial violence, as well as celebrates the brilliance of a young artist. The screening will be followed by a live musical performance of the film's score by Ella M. Coyes and Aladean Kheroufi, as well as a conversation between Lauren Crazybull and Conor McNally.
Conor McNally is a filmmaker based in amiskwaciy (Edmonton, Treaty 6). Bypassing formal film training, Conor creates works through a combination of instinct, and hands-on trial and error. He also has some talented and helpful friends that contribute in massive ways on all of his projects. Conor has made numerous short films to date, with his most recent being IIKAAKIIMAAT (2019). He is a proud father and member of the Métis Nation of Alberta.
Lauren Crazybull is an Edmonton-based Blackfoot, Dene painter. Through their work they mean to explore the tension and power within portraiture by examining the subtle relationship between themself and the Indigenous folks they paint. For Lauren, visual art is a way of grappling with the complexities of a terrifying and beautiful world as an Indigenous person whose existential, emotional, physical and creative freedom depends upon the world's ability to expand its understanding of justice, humanity and decolonial love.
In 2019, Lauren was appointed as Alberta’s first Artist in Residence.