This is an archived event from Culture Days 2025.
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NFB Movie Screening: A Mother Apart
In-person
Film & video LGBTQIA2S Library StorytellingDate and time
Location
Cambridge Public Library, Preston
435 King St E
Cambridge, ON
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible.
About
View an award-winning cinematic feature film presented by the NFB.
Laurie Townshend
2024 | 88 min 53 sec
Feature Documentary
English, German
How do you raise a child when your own mother abandoned you? In a remarkable story of healing and forgiveness, Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin, renowned for performances in Def Poetry Slam and hit solo shows like MotherStruck!, radically re-imagines the essential art of mothering. In seeking her elusive mother—a trail that leads to Brooklyn, Montreal, Cologne and, finally, Jamaica—Staceyann and her daughter forge a new sense of home.
This program is offered as part of the NFB in Libraries program. The film was generously provided for this event by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).
We encourage you to register for this event. Limited seating will be available.
Links
- Register Online ideaexchange.libnet.info
Organizer
Cambridge Public Library
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