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Canada Film Day Celebrates Homegrown Movies and Offers a Symbolic “Elbows Up” to America
As the April 16 salute to home-grown movies approaches, Canadians are increasingly rethinking their consumption of Hollywood fare thanks to Donald Trump’s antagonistic rhetoric.
National Canadian Film Day, a local and global celebration of homegrown movies set for April 16, has received a burst of support from an unlikely source: Donald Trump. The movement, which takes its name from a defiant ice hockey gesture made famous by Canadian NHL legend Gordie Howe, has seen its slogan become a rallying cry nationwide against the U.S. President’s trade war and threats of annexation. The Canadian films scheduled to unspool during the event include Matthew Rankin’s Winnipeg-set deadpan comedy Universal Language, Danis Goulet’s indigenous horror pic Night Raiders, and Michael Mabbot and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee’s acclaimed 2024 doc Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story about the life of the pioneering trans singer.
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