[BCMA] Aunty Maggie and the Womba Wakgun - Thursday, December 6, 2012

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Laughing "Irregardless": Multimedia Aboriginal Humour
A series of public programs to complement the exhibition co-curated by Peter
Morin and Dr. Martine Reid,
Carrying on ³Irregardless²: Humour in Contemporary Northwest Coast Art, at
the Bill Reid Gallery.

Curated and moderated by Aboriginal filmmaker, Loretta Todd, the programs
are part of the SFU Public Square events.
 
Thursday, December 6  6:00 ­ 8:00pm
Talk About Laugh: ŒBlak Comedy & Indigenous Cultural Perspectives On Humour¹
Terasen Cinema (#1800), SFU Vancouver
515 Hastings Street, Vancouver
Admission by donation (suggested donation $5.00)
 
 
 
Aboriginal comedy writer Angelina Hurley, is currently completing her
Doctorate of Creative Arts on Indigenous humour and was awarded a
prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to the Tisch School of the Arts at New
York University. ³Through my research topic, ŒBlak Comedy and Indigenous
Cultural Perspectives on Humour¹, I am investigating the development of
Australian Indigenous comedy,² Angelina said.  ³The genre of Indigenous
comedy predominantly lives within the Indigenous community itself, unknown
to mainstream Australia and is still to break through there.²

Her award-winning short film called Aunty Maggie and the Womba Wakgun
(2009), is based on a true family story, Aunty Maggie saves the family from
destitution by giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to the family rooster.
 
After screening this 12-minute film, CBC reporter Duncan McCue (Anishinaabe)
will talk with Angelina about her film and research.
 
Aunty Maggie and the Womba Wakgun (2009)
Written by Angelina Hurley and directed by Leah Purcell.
Part of the Bungaburra Productions Short Black Initiative of Screen
Australia. 
Awards: Best Australian Film at the Heart of Gold International Film
Festival.


Flyer Attached. 

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Exhibition Information:
Carrying on ³Irregardless²: Humour in Contemporary Northwest Coast Art
Through March 17, 2013
An exhibition that marks a new beginning in appreciating Northwest Coast
indigenous humour through a rich and provocative range of works by 28
accomplished Northwest Coast artists. Presented by the Bill Reid Gallery of
Northwest Coast Art open Wednesday to Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm.
www.billreidgallery.ca
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Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
639 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 2G3
T  604.682.3455
F  604.682.3310
www.billreidgallery.ca

Gallery Hours: Wed ­ Sun, 11am ­ 5pm

Feature Exhibition: Carrying on ³Irregardless²: Humor in Contemporary
Northwest Coast Art  September 12 to March 17, 2013

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The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art is an initiative of the Bill
Reid 
Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization.


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