The Montreal National Film Board (NFB), in partnership with local filmmaker Will Prosper, debuted his new short documentary on Monday at the NFB Space.

The nine minute film uses Canadian archival footage to address key themes around systemic violence, memory and resilience.

“This movie is going to give you a reaction no matter what, and no matter where you’re from or your place in society, it’s going to give you a reaction,” said Prosper. “There’s over 400 images or archives, all different. And from the 1960s to all the way to 2020 as well. So, it’s really a lot of work, creative process to try to figure out, tell a story, because it’s almost like you’re getting bombarded with different images and it’s fast-paced.

“We were basically building a short film to begin with, and it was to als

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