Film explores life in remote First Nations community

Award-winning Franco-Ontarian filmmaker Andrée Cazabon's film “Third World Canada” will be screened starting at 6 p.m. Nov. 28 at École secondaire Macdonald-Cartier.

The movie was filmed in a remote First Nations community in Northwestern Ontario: Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI), a name that means “people of the lake.”

It explores the aftermath of the suicide of three parents who leave behind eight orphaned children and the profound impact the suicides have on the community as a whole. The film presents a portrait of community courage in dealing with this tragedy despite conditions of extreme poverty which go unnoticed by many Canadians.

This is Cazabon’s fifth film. Her earlier documentaries have been seen by millions of spectators across several major television networks and at many film festivals across the country.

Two of her previous films, “Ward of the Crown/Les enfants de la couronne” and “Family on the Edge” have won awards of excellence in the film industry.

Cazabon considers “Third World Canada” to be her most important work to date and has put her filmmaking on hold to spread the message of hope and reconciliation with First Nations people to audiences across the country.