2023 Festival Schedule

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Opening Welcome & Outdoor Film Screening

We Are Still Here (90min)

Location: Club SAW Courtyard (67 Nicholas St.)

Doors: 6:30pm / Screening: 8:30pm (Free Event)

*Tacos for sale 6:30-9:00pm

Location: Alma Duncan Salon & South Terrace, 

Ottawa Art Gallery, 3rd Floor (50 Mackenzie King Bridge)

-Matinee-

Time: 2pm

Portraits: Short Docs (84m)

Time: 4pm

Sacred Currents: Shorts (91.5m)

-Evening-

5:45pm

Imagining The Indian (1h 30m)

7:30pm

L'Inhumain (1h 25m)

9:15pm (South Terrace)

Dark Twists: Shorts (94m)

Location: Alma Duncan Salon & South Terrace, 

Ottawa Art Gallery, 3rd Floor (50 Mackenzie King Bridge)

-Matinee-

Time: 2pm

Whetū Mārama – Bright Star (1h 33m)

Time: 4pm

Returning Home (1h 26m)

-Evening-

5:45pm

Strong Convictions - Dramatic Shorts (1h 33m)

7:30pm

Broken Angel (1.5h)

*Director Jules Koostachin in attendance! 

9:15pm (South Terrace)

Love & Decay: Scifi Shorts (87m)

Location: Alma Duncan Salon & South Terrace, 

Ottawa Art Gallery, 3rd Floor (50 Mackenzie King Bridge)

-Matinee-

Time: 2pm

Legends Unleashed: Animated & Live Action Shorts (89m)

Time: 4pm

My Indian Name (82m)

-Evening-

5:45pm

Heart Medicine: Métis Shorts (1h 12m + 15m Q&A)

7:30pm

New Beginnings: Wapikoni Shorts (1h + 15m Talk)

9:00pm 

(South Terrace)

Wairoa - Maori & Pacifica Shorts  (1h 15m + 15m Talk)

10:45pm

Hot Air - Late Night Shorts (71m)

-Networking Event- 

Lucha Libre: Photography Exhibit ft. Raúl M. Becerra

For Artist & Industry Pass Holders

Time: Noon-2pm

Power-Up: Art Exhibition Opening

Location: Gallery 101 (280 Catherine St.)

Time: 2-5pm (Free Event)

Galactic Beats: Indigenous Music Showcase

Location: Berlin Nightclub (56 Byward Market Square)

Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7-11pm / Afterparty: 11pm-Late

*Tickets: $20

Closing Night Outdoor Film Screening 

Rehab (1h 30m)

Location: Club SAW Courtyard (67 Nicholas St.)

Doors: 6:30pm / Screening: 8:30pm

*Tacos for Sale 6:30pm-9:00pm

Tickets and Passes are available for purchase online through Eventbrite, or in-person at the Festival.

• An Individual ticket is $5 per film program (only for sale in-person at the door)
• Opening Night Outdoor Screening (Tues. August 8): Free 
• General Admission Wed. August. 9 (2 Matinees & 3 Evening Programs): $15
• General Admission Thurs. August 10 (2 Matinees & 3 Evening Programs): $15
• General Admission Fri. August 11 (2 Matinees & 4 Evening Programs): $15
• Film Screening Pass (for all film screenings on August 9, 10, 11): $35
• All-Access Festival Pass (Entrance to all events): $50
• Gallery 101 - Art Show Opening (Sat. August 12): Free
• Music Showcase @ Berlin Nightclub (Sat. August 12): $20
• Closing Night Outdoor Screening (Sun. August 13): Free

*Note: Eventbrite charges small fees on top of these prices.

Yes, with some restrictions.

We always try to make Asinabka Festival as accessible as possible.  If you are low-income or underemployed and the cost of a ticket is a barrier, please email us to request a Promo-Code.

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