The Ballad of Oppenheimer Park

The Ballad of Oppenheimer Park is a film that celebrates the everyday life of a group of Indigenous people, exiles from Canadian reserves, who, over a fleeting summer, hang out in a contested park in Vancouver. Through direct participation in the filmmaking process, the day to day becomes a ceremonial space in the ongoing confrontation against law and order.

Director: Juan Manuel Sepulveda

Cast: Harley Prosper, Janet Brown, Marcus Raweater, Rosa Matilpi, Dave Young, Joe Chastis

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.