Talk about Laugh: Blak Comedy & Indigenous Cultural Perspectives On Humour
Laughing "Irregardless": Multimedia Aboriginal Humour
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. “Through my research topic, ‘Blak Comedy and Indigenous Cultural Perspectives on Humour’, I am investigating the development of Australian Indigenous comedy,� Angelina said. “The genre of Indigenous comedy predominantly lives within the Indigenous community itself, unknown to mainstream Australia and is still to break through there.�
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.
6:00 p.m. (PT)
Terasen Cinema
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµVancouver
515 Hastings Street, Vancouver
Laughing "Irregardless": Multimedia Aboriginal Humour
Laughing "Irregardless": Multimedia Aborignal Humour were a series of public programs to complement the exhibition co-curated by Peter Morin and Dr. Martine Reid, Carrying on “Irregardless�: Humour in Contemporary Northwest Coast Art, at the Bill Reid Gallery September 12, 2012 - March 17, 2013.
The programs were curated and moderated by Aboriginal filmmaker, Loretta Todd. They were presented by the Bill Reid Gallery with support from: Canada Council for the Arts, Face The World Foundation, United States Consulate General Vancouver, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµVancouver, and Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµOffice for Aboriginal Peoples. These were Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµPublic Square events.
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