CanFilmDay 2024
Join the coast-to-coast-to-coast celebration of Canadian cinema!
Wednesday, April 17 | 7 p.m.
Free film screening | Concession snacks available by donation
The Brown Homestead is joining the cross-country celebration National Canadian Film Day with a free screening of Beans.
Grab your favourite snacks from our concession before we turn down the lights in the oldest home in St. Catharines to watch 2021 Canadian Screen Award winner Beans, an emotive coming of age story set during the 1990 Oka Crisis.
NOTE: This event is now FULL. Thank you to all our supporters! We apologize for any disappointment and hope to see you at our next event!
Date: Wednesday, April 17
Time: Doors Open 6:45 p.m., Film Screening 7 p.m.
Admission: free film screening, concession snacks available by donation
Audience: While all are welcome, this film is rated 14A
Beans, which first premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival takes place at the height of the 1990 Mohawk Resistance at Kanehsatà:ke (or the Oka Crisis), a 78-day standoff between Indigenous land defenders, Quebec police, the RCMP and the Canadian military, over the proposed expansion of a golf course on to a Mohawk burial ground. Twelve-year-old Tekehentahkhwa (nicknamed “Beans”, played by Kiawentiio) is forced into an early coming of age by these events, as her innocence turns to anger over the treatment of her people.
“Drawing from her own experiences as a child, director Tracey Deer provides a poignant and engaging chronicle of these real-life events that shook the nation, as well as a much-needed look at how the traumatic events impacted youth in the community.”
Presented by REEL CANADA, National Canadian Film Day celebrates Canadian film and its power to bring us together.
This public screening is free to attend. A range of your favourite movie theatre snacks will be available by donation. Seats are limited, reserve yours now!
Content Note: This film includes coarse language, violence, and thematic elements that may not be suitable for all audiences.