CanFilmDay 2025
Singing Back the Buffalo Screening
Join the coast-to-coast-to-coast celebration of Canadian cinema!
Wednesday, April 16 | 6 p.m.
Free film screening | Concession snacks by donation
The Brown Homestead is joining the cross-country celebration National Canadian Film Day with a free screening of the 2024 documentary Singing Back the Buffalo.
Grab your favourite snacks from our concession before we turn down the lights in the oldest home in St. Catharines to watch Singing Back the Buffalo, a powerful documentary on the struggle to restore the buffalo’s place on the Great Plain. This is a family- friendly event.
Date: Wednesday, April 16
Time:
6 p.m. - Doors open for house tours
7 p.m. - Screening begins
Admission: free film screening, concession snacks by donation
Film Rating: G
This family-friendly 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!
Director Tasha Hubbard with Blackfoot Elder Leroy Little Bear.
The documentary screening will be followed by a brief discussion and reflection period led by Indigenous Educator Nicole Pigeau and The Brown Homestead staff. Participation is voluntary.
Singing Back the Buffalo is written and directed by award-winning Cree filmmaker, buffalo academic and buffalo activist Tasha Hubbard. Together with Blackfoot Elder Leroy Little Bear, Hubbard weaves an intimate story of humanity’s connections to buffalo and meticulously reveals how their return to the Great Plains can indeed usher in a new era of sustainability and balance. On her journey spanning eight years, Hubbard explores the challenges faced by buffalo allies and shares the positive steps already taken towards the ultimate - but uncertain - goal of buffalo rematriation. After their dark recent history of almost extinction, and in this time of immense environmental degradation and global uncertainty, the buffalo can lead us to a better tomorrow.
“Richly visualised and deeply uplifting, Singing Back the Buffalo is an epic reimagining of North America through the lens of buffalo consciousness and a potent dream of what is within our grasp, which follows Indigenous visionaries and communities who are rematriating the buffalo to the lands they once defined.”
Presented by REEL CANADA, National Canadian Film Day celebrates Canadian film and its power to bring us together. The theme for 2025 is “Something to Believe In”.
Film Rating: This documentary is rated G in Ontario for General Audiences.
Accessibility
Please note that the John Brown House is undergoing continued restoration work and is currently not wheelchair accessible. While this event takes place on the main floor, exploring the second storey is only accessible by stairs. Washroom facilities are outdoors and accessible by stairs only.