Public screening of ‘Bones of Crows’ to take place at the Lido Theatre 

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A public screening of the 2022 film Bones of Crows will take place in Fort St. John at the Lido Theatre on October 20th.

The event is organized by the Peace River North Teachers’ Association (PRNTA) and its social justice committee and will run from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Tickets to the event are free, with an option to provide a 50/50 donation to the Fort St. John Friendship Society and the Indian Residential School Survivors Society. 

Organizers stated that Bones of Crows is the first Indigenous and female produced, written, and directed film about the residential school experience in North America. 

“Removed from their family home and forced into Canada’s residential school system, Cree musical prodigy Aline and her siblings are plunged into a struggle for survival,” reads the film synopsis. 

“Bones of Crows is Aline’s journey from child to matriarch, a moving multi-generational epic of resilience, survival and the pursuit of justice.”

This is an alcohol-free event, and doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets can be reserved by clicking here.