This year’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation lineup includes the dramedy Dance Me Outside (1994), Alanis Obomsawin’s documentary Incident at Restigouche (1984), environmental horror film The Beehive (2023), the period drama Black Robe (1991) and Zoe Leigh Hopkins’ Kayak to Klemtu (2018).At the centre of the day of programming is APTN’s Remembering the Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2024, a 90-minute multilingual commemorative gathering created in partnership with CBC/Radio-Canada and the Algonquin Nation and broadcast live from Ottawa. The special seeks to honour survivors, pay tribute to the children who never made it home from residential schools, and deliver a safe and nurturing environment for reconciliation and healing.
Hosted by Earl Wood and Danielle Rochette, this year’s Remembering the Children will include powerful reflections from esteemed Elders and Survivors as well as moving performances by First Nations, Inuit and Métis artists.
The full list of titles airing on Hollywood Suite on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation:
| Abandoned: Angelique’s Isle (2018) Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Michelle Derosier (directors) Starring Julia Jones, Charlie Carrick, Aden Young |
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen (2006) Norman Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk (directors) Starring Pakak Innuksuk, Leah Angutimarik |
| The Beehive (2023) Alexander Lasheras (director) Starring Meadow Kingfisher, Tina Georgieva |
Kayak to Klemtu (2018) Zoe Leigh Hopkins (director) Starring Ta’kaiya Blaney, Sonja Bennett, Lorne Cardinal |
| Black Robe (1991) Bruce Beresford (director) Starring Sandrine Holt, Lthaire Bluteau, August Schellenberg |
L’Inhumain (2021) Jason Brennan (director) Starring Samian, Véronique Beaudet, Jeanne Roux-Cote |
| Dance Me Outside (1994) Bruce McDonald (director) Starring Adam Beach, Michael Greyeyes, Jennifer Podemski |
The Lesser Blessed (2012) Anita Doron (director) Starring Kiowa Gordon, Joel Evans, Chloe Rose |
| Don’t Say Its Name (2021) Ruben Martell (director) Starring Sera-Lys McArthur, Julian Black Antelope, Madison Walsh |
Remembering The Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (2024) |
| Every Child Matters: Reconciliation Through Education (2020) | s-yéwyáw: Awaken (2023) Liz Marshall (director) |
| Incident at Restigouche (1984) Alanis Obomsawin (director) |
Through Black Spruce (2018) Don McKellar (director) Starring Tanaya Beatty, Brendan Oakes, Tantoo Cardinal |
All films are also available On Demand.