The Cinematheque

Free Admission

This program of experimental shorts by Lindsay McIntyre explores what was left behind by her great-grandmother Kumaa’naaq, and what is missing. Seeing Her is a silent portrait depicting the beaded front panel of Kumaa’naaq’s amauti. Edited in-camera on hand-processed Super 16, the hypnotic animation parallels the abundant skill, technique, and labour in the parka’s creation with McIntyre’s studied, hands-on analogue filmmaking. though she never spoke, this is where her voice would have been. features a Fisher Price audiotape recording made by McIntyre at the age of eight. Addressed repeatedly in the looping soundtrack but never actually heard is Kumaa’naaq’s voice, which had been inadvertently taped over in the recording, tragically erasing the only known time-based record of her. The haunting narrative documentary her silent life. traces the deep and unspoken intergenerational resonances of Kumaa’naaq’s displacement from the North and the disappearance of her daughter Marguerite, McIntyre’s grandmother, from the family.

A conversation between McIntyre and CAG curator Godfre Leung will follow the screening.

Seeing Her
Canada 2020
4 min. Digital

though she never spoke, this is where her voice would have been.
Canada 2008
5 min. Digital

her silent life.
Canada 2012
31 min. Digital

Advisory: This program contains flashing lights and high-contrast images, which may affect photosensitive viewers.

Please note: Unclaimed tickets for complimentary screenings at The Cinematheque will be released 15 minutes before showtime. Please arrive early to guarantee your seat.