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Weengushk International Film Festival screens films from around the globe

July 26, 2023

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Rhianna Yazzie, left, was presented with two awards during the Sunday gala ceremony. Dr. Shirley Cheechoo presents the award for Best Feature Film for ‘A Winter Love,’ while a second for Best Actor also went to Ms. Yazzie for her work in the film. Ms. Yazzie drove 13 hours following a flight mixup in order to attend the festival. photo by Michael Erskine

MANITOULIN—The red carpet was a popular spot for a quick photo as the stars, directors and producers joined fans of great cinema in taking part in the 2023 Weengushk International Film Festival (WIFF), but the real action was taking place inside the venues set up in Aundeck Omni Kaning’s Four Directions Complex and the M’Chigeeng […]

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Michael Erskine

Michael Erskine BA (Hons) is a staff writer at The Manitoulin Expositor. He received his honours BA from Laurentian University in 1987. His former lives include underground miner, oil rig roughneck, early childhood educator, elementary school teacher, college professor and community legal worker. Michael has written several college course manuals and has won numerous Ontario Community Newspaper Awards in the rural, business and finance and editorial categories.