Dir. Jesse Green
2015, Canada, 52 min
Rated 18A (Unrated)
Brown Town Muddy Water honours the ancient relationship between Indigenous people and the meeting place known as The Forks. This television special chronicles musicians who shaped Winnipeg’s main street in the 1960’s like the late Percy Tuesday, Errol Ranville and Billy Joe Green. For the emerging urban Aboriginal community, echoes of home sounded through music, dance, story and gatherings. People’s lived experiences of emergence, segregation, racism, camaraderie and resistance are as resilient as the downtown streets of Winnipeg. The professional musicians that grew up on this notorious strip paved the road to success for forthcoming generations of Indigenous artists. Join us as local music and memory reverberate throughout the decades!
Join us for a post-screening discussion with filmmaker Jesse Green, Billy Joe Green, and John Einarson, moderated by Justin Bear L’Arrivee. Presented in partnership with Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art.
