Life is a dance. Find your Beat. Join us for Sweet Summer Pow Wow, a heart-warming film following a young Indigenous couple that get a break from their troubled lives when they find each other through a summer of love on the BC Pow-Wow circuit.
Synopsis:
Jinny, 17, lives on the Shuswap Reserve. Her diabetic mother Cara is the Chief and expects her daughter to get a law degree, return home. and follow in her footsteps. But Jinny loves dancing, not Native fancy dancing, but contemporary dance. Jinny agrees to spend her last summer on the Pow Wow circuit with her mother. On a nearby Reserve, lives Riley, 17. His single dad, Miles, is a drunk. Luckily for Riley, his Uncle Luke has shown up to take him on the Pow Wow circuit before Riley goes to live with him in Vancouver. When Jinny and Riley meet, they are mesmerized by each other. Just as their whirlwind romance is flourishing, Cara goes into diabetic shock. Cara recovers but blames the incident on her stress over Jinny and Riley’s relationship. The guilt is too much for Jinny to bear. In a heartbreaking decision, she breaks up with Riley, but she is overwhelmed by the weight of her lost love and a future she does not want to live. What will Jinny do?
The winner of the Vancouver International Film Festival Audience Award, Sweet Summer Pow Wow is a charming, affirming romance set amongst a beautiful, and moving backdrop. In the lead up to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we invite you to join us for this light-hearted and fun film, filled with stunning visuals and traditional song.
Tickets - https://purchase.chesterplayhouse.ca/ChooseSeats/9001
