Josiah Wilson was adopted as a baby in Haiti and raised in an Indigenous family in Calgary. Years later, Josiah’s non-Indigenous ancestry sees him disqualified from an Indigenous basketball tournament, depriving him of the chance to play the game he deeply loves and creating national news in the process. In the aftermath of this hurtful rejection, he embarks on the difficult path of healing from his past to find his footing in the world. A Top 10 Audience Favourite and winner of the Special Jury Prize for Canadian Documentary at Hot Docs 2021, this honest portrayal of identity and complicated family dynamics boldly asks us to create space for non-linear paths to self-acceptance, while revealing the empowering experience of being accepted and loved by your community.
Live post-screening discussion with director Yasmine Mathurin, and For Viola programmers Dawnalda Brennan and Julian Carrington.
