“SAINTS AND WARRIORS” Screening – OFFA

Catch Saints and Warriors as part of Oakville Film Festival’s Mississauga screenings.

Sunday, June 22^nd, 5:00 PM

SAINTS AND WARRIORS

 Canada | Documentary | 1hr 37m | Trailer

Sponsor: Town of Oakville Film Office

SYNOPSIS: Throughout the course of the Haida basketball season, Saints And Warriors, tells an intimate and sweeping story of how basketball has become the heartbeat of contemporary culture on the remote Indigenous nation of Haida Gwaii.

DIRECTOR: Patrick Shannon

STARRING: Desi Collinson, Nika Collinson, Jesse Barnes

FILM FACT: For Delta Dawn, Producer Mike Johnston is originally from Oakville and brought  last year’s award winning Curl Power documentary to the festival. Delta Dawn just won the 2025 Hot Docs Betty Youson Award for Best Canadian Short Documentary.

Q&A: Q&A live on Zoom with Director/Writer Patrick Shannon and Dir. Delta Dawn, Asia Youngman

SHORT FILM: Delta Dawn  (dir. Asia Youngman), Imam (Ant Horasanli)

HOST: Tyler Collins