Sultans of String: Walking Through the Fire @ The Mayfair
- Folk Canada
- Mar 30
- 1 min read
CFMAs 20th Annual Celebrations to Feature SULTANS OF STRING’s Cannes World Film Festival Winning “WALKING THROUGH THE FIRE” with a Special Public Screening!
Walking Through the Fire
SAT APR 5, 2025 - 12:30-2:30pm
The Mayfair Theatre - Ottawa, ON
Free with Canadian Folk Music Awards Wristband
Winning Best Musical Film and Best Soundtrack at the Cannes World Film Festival, this powerful film production is unlike any other, bringing the magic of collaboration to the screen with award-winning First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists from across Turtle Island/Canada in performance with 6x CFMA winners Sultans of String.
This Special Screening is open to the public and includes a Q&A with Sultans of String bandleader/producer Ottawa-born Chris McKhool along with artists from the project, including Marc Meriläinen, Shannon Thunderbird and Josée Bourgeois..
“We are so excited to be able to present our collaborations that showcase and amplify Indigenous voices, while also engaging our audiences with access to these powerful artists in talkback sessions” says 3x JUNO nominee and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal recipient Chris McKhool.
A central theme running through WALKING THROUGH THE FIRE is the need for the truth of Indigenous experience to be told before reconciliation can begin in earnest. Embedded in the title is the energy of rebirth: fire destroys, but it also nourishes the soil to create new growth, beauty, and resiliency. Walking Through The Fire ensures that we emerge on the other side together, stronger and more unified.
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