What if one of the most important movies of this decade, maybe even this century, flew under your radar? What if it won major awards in its country of origin, including audience awards at festivals, and yet you still hadn't heard of it? Would you want to see it?  We're watching one of those movies this month in the April 2025 edition of Reel Ruminators.  On today's episode, Alex discusses the film we're watching — an Indigenous film from so-called Canada — without revealing the title. And she introduces four criteria the she used to define what makes this film 'important' and how the film meets these criteria.  **If this movie sounds like something you'd like to see, join the April 2025 edition of Reel Ruminators: http://seventh-row.com/reel-ruminators

What if one of the most important movies of this decade, maybe even this century, flew under your radar? What if it won major awards in its country of origin, including audience awards at festivals, and yet you still hadn't heard of it? Would you want to see it? We're watching one of those movies this month in the April 2025 edition of Reel Ruminators. On today's episode, Alex discusses the film we're watching — an Indigenous film from so-called Canada — without revealing the title. And she introduces four criteria the she used to define what makes this film 'important' and how the film meets these criteria. **If this movie sounds like something you'd like to see, join the April 2025 edition of Reel Ruminators: http://seventh-row.com/reel-ruminators

What if one of the most important movies of this decade, maybe even this century, flew under your radar? What if it won major awards in its country of origin, including audience awards at festivals, and yet you still hadn't heard of it? Would you want to see it?&nbsp; We're watching one of those movies this month in the April 2025 edition of Reel Ruminators.&nbsp; On today's episode, Alex discusses the film we're watching — an Indigenous film from so-called Canada — without revealing the title. And she introduces four criteria the she used to define what makes this film 'important' and how the film meets these criteria.&nbsp; **If this movie sounds like something you'd like to see, join the April 2025 edition of Reel Ruminators: http://seventh-row.com/reel-ruminators

166. Introducing...one of the most important films of this decade

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