First Nations on Film: Documentaries by Alanis Obomsawin: Screening of "Gene Boy Came Home" May 31, 2008

Gene Boy Came Home (2007, 25 min.). The harrowing and deeply moving story of Eugene “Gene Boy” (pronounced Genie Boy) Benedict, his two years of service in Vietnam, and his long journey home to Odanak. At a critical point in our history, celebrated filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin turns her camera on the ugliness of war through the eyes of one survivor. Her new documentary will resonate with all those who have been touched by war, and with anyone who has had to travel the painful path of healing that eventually leads home. Mohawk construction workers that have preceded him, the film offers a unique look behind the barricades at one man's impassioned defense of sacred territory.

Event includes panel discussion after screening with Ms. Obomsawin.

MFA members, seniors, and students $6; general admission $7.

For tickets to these screenings, please call 617-369-3306, email [email protected] or visit http://www.mfa.org/calendar/sub.asp?key=12&subkey=1

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