5/27/2014

Contest: Win a Copy of 'Rhymes for Young Ghouls' on DVD (CONTEST CLOSED)

In case you missed one of the best films of the year when it hit theatres this spring, Rhymes for Young Ghouls is now on home video. Rhymes, which made Canada’sTop Ten and my own list of the best Canadian films of the year, is a must-see. (Full review here.) Rhymes, directed by Jeff Barnaby in a remarkable debut and starring Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs in a powerful breakout performance, is a landmark Canadian film for its ingenious and eye-opening dramatization of the haunting legacy of residential schools in Canada. The film hits home video May 27 on DVD, VOD and iTunes, but one lucky reader can take home a copy of Rhymes for Young Ghouls courtesy of the CanadianFilm Centre. Answer the trivia below for your chance to win!

Synopsis: Red Crow Mi’gMaq reservation, 1976:  By government decree, every Indian child under the age of 18 must attend residential school. In the kingdom of the crow, that means imprisonment at St. Dymphna’s. That means being at the mercy of Popper (Mark Antony Krupa), the sadistic Indian agent who runs the school.

At 15, Aila (Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs) is the weed princess of Red Crow. Hustling with her uncle Burner (Brandon Oakes), she sells enough dope to pay Popper her truancy tax, keeping her out of St.Ds. But when Aila’s drug money is stolen and her father Joseph (Glen Gould) returns from prison, the precarious balance of Aila’s world is destroyed.

Her only options are to run or fight and Mi’gMaq don’t run.

Thanks to the Canadian Film Centre, we have one DVD of Rhymes for Young Ghouls to give away. All you have to do the enter is answer the following question:

According to Aila, what brings her people together?

a) “The silence”
b) “The art of forgetfulness”
c) “Weed like honey”
d)  “A good fight”

(Need a hint? Watch the trailer below!)

Email your answer and full mailing address to contests@cinemablographer.com with the subject “Rhymes”.
(Limit one email entry per person please.)
Bonus entries go to anyone who shares/likes this contest on Facebook or Twitter!

Contest closes Friday, May 30th at noon EST.

Rhymes for Young Ghouls is available on home video May 27 from eOne Films at iTunes and on DVD from retailers including Amazon, HMV, Chapters/Indigo, and ProspectorFilms.
(Click here for an extended list of DVD/VOD retailers.)