Winnipeg General Strike Musical Heads to Major Theatres
May 15, 1919 might have started as a regular day in Winnipeg, but the six weeks that followed changed our country, and the world, forever. Over 30,000 workers participated in a what is now called the Winnipeg General Strike, walking off their jobs to protest massive unemployment, poor working conditions and poverty wages.
Stand! The Musical, follows Stefan, a Ukrainian refugee, and Rebecca, his Jewish suffragette neighbour, as they attempt to navigate love against a backdrop of deep inequality and racial discrimination. Returning soldiers are pitted against immigrants, while the rich continue to make off with massive wealth, until a movement develops that lets workers unite to fight for basic human dignity.
The United Steelworkers are proud to have been one of the sponsors for this movie.
Stand! premiered during the Toronto International Film Festival this past fall, and has now returned for a wider release starting November 29 in select Canadian cities:
| VICTORIA | Silver City |
| NANAIMO | Galaxy |
| VANCOUVER | International Village |
| Silver City Riverport | |
| MISSION | Silver City |
| EDMONTON | Scotia Bank Theatre |
| CHINOOK | Scotia Bank Theatre |
| SASKATOON | Scotia Bank Theatre |
| REGINA | Galaxy |
| WINNIPEG | Scotia Bank Theatre |
| Cineplex McGillivray | |
| TORONTO | Yonge and Dundas |
| HAMILTON | Cineplex |
| OTTAWA | Scotia Bank Theatre |
| LONDON | Westmount |
| WINDSOR | Silver City |
| OSHAWA | Cineplex |
| BARRIE | Galaxy |
| GUELPH | Galaxy |
| MONTREAL | Forum |
| LAVAL | Cineplex |
| ST. FOY | Cineplex |
| HALIFAX | Scotia Bank Theatre |
| ST. JOHN’S, NL | Mount Pearl |