ROM to screen premiere of new film celebrating artist Alanis Obomsawin on façade of the Museum 

TORONTO, Sept. 28, 2021 – The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) will host the world premiere of Seeds: The Art of Alanis Obomsawin, presented by The Glenn Gould Foundation, as a spectacular sound and light show projected onto the Museum’s heritage stone façade from October 4 to 17, 2021.

The animated short film by Métis filmmaker Terril Calder celebrates Obomsawin’s visual arts and music and will make its debut as a massive 170 x 70-foot projection on the outside walls of the Museum. The debut screening takes place at 8 pm on October 4 and will be followed by free screenings each evening from 8 pm to 10 pm with three shows per hour during the film’s two-week run.

“Terril Calder’s film is a fitting tribute to one of the country’s most acclaimed artists and activists,” says Josh Basseches, ROM Director and CEO. “Which is why it is such a privilege for us to screen this visual celebration of the life and work of Alanis Obomsawin here, outside the ROM, where everyone can see it.” 

Seeds: The Art of Alanis Obomsawin will be shown as part of the celebrations honouring the award of the thirteenth Glenn Gould Prize to Alanis Obomsawin on Monday, October 4, 2021, at 7:15 pm. Following the prize ceremony, Seeds: The Art of Alanis Obomsawin will make its debut across the exterior of the Museum.

What:  Outdoor projection of Seeds: The Art of Alanis Obomsawin.

When:  October 4 to 17, 2021, from 8 pm to 10 pm, with three shows per hour.

Where: ROM’s east façade. The public is welcome to attend the screenings.
 

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ROM Communications
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The Glenn Gould Foundation
Karen Lorenowicz, karen@lorenowicz.com

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