Unscripted: Film Edition featuring Tom Wilson and Shane Belcourt
Tue, Dec 03
|TAP Centre for Creativity
Join us for a free screening of the documentary Beautiful Scars, followed by a conversation with Tom Wilson and director Shane Belcourt.
Time & Location
Dec 03, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
TAP Centre for Creativity, 203 Dundas St, London, ON N6A 1G4, Canada
About The Event
Join us for the screening of Beautiful Scars, a Canadian documentary film directed by Shane Belcourt and released in 2022. Starring musician Tom Wilson and based in part on his 2017 memoir of the same name, the film depicts his exploration of the Mohawk heritage that was hidden from him by his adoptive parents, including his process of reconnecting and building a relationship with his birth mother after learning about this secret in his 50s. The film premiered at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and received a Canadian Screen Award nominations (Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series, Best Direction and Best Picture Editing in the Documentary Program) at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.
Following the screening we will move into conversation with artist Tom Wilson and director Shane Belcourt. Our conversation will be moderated by Josh Lambier, artistic director of WORDS.
Screening 7:00 PM (doors 6:30 PM)