[sean.bonner]

Anybody going to watch tonight?

[chagrinfalls]

yep! i just wish the speakers on my computer went all the way to 11.

the live stream is here if anyone else needs it:

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[SoylentGreg]

Was watching on Youtube - setting it up in the living room now.

I don't actually have the album yet, so this'll be my first time hearing it in full. Stoked, ready to probably cry.

[direwolf74]

PVR is all set!

[SoylentGreg]

This is THE BEST I have ever heard Gords vocals.

Seven Matches - wow!

[chagrinfalls]

For anyone wishing to rewatch after the initial broadcast, watch.cbc has now made it available:

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[direwolf74]

That was one of the most powerful things I've ever watched. Beautiful and heartbreaking in equal measure.

I noticed Sarah Polley's name in the credits as a producer. Had no idea she was involved.

[nestene1]

Does anyone have a copy for us folks outside Canada? Really want to see this

[redhill]

Deepy moving and powerful.

Hard to watch and harder not to watch

[MicWales1]

Does anyone have a copy for us folks outside Canada? Really want to see this

ditto

[thompson girl]

One day I hope to be able to get through the album without any tears. What a sad, horrible story. Likewise to what Gord said, it makes me very ashamed as a Canadian.

[Tthip]

Mike Downie says:

Hello,

Did you see tonight's broadcast of Secret Path on CBC? If not, you can stream the full film online through the CBC's website.

The story of Chanie Wenjack is Canada's story, and there is still a long way to go before reconciliation. But you can help.

The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund has received support from so many groups of people, and we know you all have unique ways to offer help. Right now, tell us whether you're an educator looking to integrate Secret Path into your classroom or school, an individual wanting to learn more about residential schools, or you want to take action with the Downie Wenjack Fund.

How will you help
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We will send you emails over the next few weeks that are specific to your answer, so you can get started on making reconciliation happen in Canada.

Expect the first email within the next few weeks!

[Tthip]

Does anyone have a copy for us folks outside Canada? Really want to see this

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[senrab]

Does anyone have a copy for us folks outside Canada? Really want to see this

You can watch the full broadcast on CBC Arts page on YouTube (I am in the US and I can see it right now - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGd764YU9yc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGd764YU9yc</a><!-- m -->) The film starts at 15:00 of the video.

As for the film & its message, I thought it was very powerful and moving. Everything about the music has already been expressed better than I ever could. As an artist, there were so many scenes/transitions that were so well done - the words on the chalkboard/Ontario map morphing from letters into symbols and then those letters flying up into the sky when Chanie burns the map, all of the "snapshots" of his past at the school following him as he walks down the tracks, the feathers turning into the locks of hair being cut.

[direwolf74]

You can also watch it here, followed by a discussion panel at the end. Film starts around 14:50:

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