When

Friday, April 10, 2026    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Where

Gabriola Theatre Center
1475 Peterson Road, Gabriola, BC, V0R 1X7

Event Type

In this mystical, spirit-led film, two women, descendants of colonial settlers, enter a ritual, storytelling, embodied trance with giant ancestral puppets, to face the destructive legacy of their ancestors.

Enveloped by the brilliance of earth, sky, sea and forest, they journey towards healing and reconciliation.

Filmed on beautiful Gabriola Island, BC  at Drumbeg Park and on the McRae Lands at Gabriola Museum.

This screening is the opening event for Gabriola Island’s Island of the Arts Festival.

*Please note, this film contains emotionally charged material and a single instance of mild profanity.

Timing

doors open 5 pm , event 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Program

  • Traditional Indigenous Welcome by Snuneymuxw Elder, Dave Bodaly, Laxiya
  • Screening
  • Talk Back after the screening with Co-creators Tannis Hugill, Barbara Bickel & Gregory Wendt
    Moderated by Brenda Joy, Gabriola Museum President
  • Followed by a reception

Tickets

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased through the Gabriola Arts Council IOTA website

More info

For more information about Barbara, Tannis and Gregory, go to

Co-produced by Gabriola Arts Council – Island of the Arts Festival, and sponsored by Crimson Coast Dance, Studio M*