Adam Beach makes deal to bring first-run films to First Nations


Actor Adam Beach in Arctic Air on CBC.

Actor Adam Beach is bringing first-run films to reserves in Manitoba, Canada.

The first pop-up theater will be held April 11-13 at the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation. Additional screenings will be held at the Norway House Cree Nation from April 17-20 and at Sandy Bay First Nation from April 25-27.

All proceeds will go to the Adam Beach Film Institute, a non-profit that helps Native youth enter the film and theater industries.

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Adam Beach Brings First-Run Hollywood Films to First Nations Audiences (The Hollywood Reporter 4/1)
Adam Beach eyes film school in Winnipeg's Ellice Theatre (CBC 4/1)
New partnership to bring first-run films to Manitoba First Nations (The Winnipeg Free Press 3/31)

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