So Surreal: Behind The Masks
Monday, 2 June 2025
- Time
- 19:00 - 23:00
- Venue
- Algonquin Theatre, Huntsville, P1H 1H1
Part detective story and part illuminating history
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Behind the Masks is a must-see for anyone who loves art, culture, and entertaining docs.
"In the art market, ceremonial Indigenous masks have always been seen as relics and commodities - bought, sold, and collected by any means in order to profit from them further. But to the Yup’ik, Kwakwaka’wakw, and other Indigenous peoples, these masks act as vessels to the spirit world and translators of the supernatural, existing beyond our reality. In So Surreal: Behind the Masks, we follow Cree co-director Neil Diamond as he uncovers the mystery and history behind the collecting of these so-called art pieces.
Through his inquiries and research, Diamond discovers that many of these masks ended up in France after World War II, as many of the Surrealists took them back there after living in exile in the United States.
Questions about value, ownership, and the purpose of these sacred objects persist.
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Algonquin Theatre
37 Main St E
Huntsville
P1H 1H1
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