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Ava Brown-Mantha

Ava Brown-Mantha is originally from Peterborough. She has an M.Sc. in Film Curation from the University of Glasgow and is a former non-profit worker. She is happy to be here.

Ava's Latest Articles

The soft power of the monarch butterfly

The Monarch Ultra introduces viewers to the epic monarch migration — and the local runner who followed the butterflies all the way to Mexico

Short film offers view of life before and after Ontario’s basic income pilot

Reframe Film Festival and the Basic Income Peterborough Network partnered to present the film, which was followed by a panel discussion

Reframe opening-night feature looks at drinking water inequities in Indigenous communities

Boil Alert follows Six Nations activist Layla Staats as she observes the impacts of environmental racism in First Nations

Curve Lake filmmakers showcase their stories at Reframe Film Festival

Six short films by Curve Lake citizens reveal the power of land, ancestral bonds and Anishinaabe culture

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