Join us for Broadview Live on Dec. 1st!
This Advent, United Church minister and Broadview contributor Christopher White will speak with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Julian Brave Noisecat and United Church minister Bri-anne Swan about the power of storytelling — and how sharing our stories can transform hearts, communities and culture.
Participants are encouraged to bring a Christmas ornament or cherished keepsake to share its story and the meaning it holds for them.
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Julian Brave NoiseCat is a writer, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker and champion powwow dancer. His first documentary, Sugarcane, was nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary. Directed alongside Emily Kassie, Sugarcane premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where Noisecat and Kassie won the Directing Award for U.S. Documentary. He is a proud member of the Canim Lake Band Tsq’escen and descendant of the Lil’wat Nation of Mount Currie. In the Nov/Dec 2025 issue of Broadview, Noisecat shares insight on his debut documentary and the Indigenous tradition of trickster Coyote Stories.
Rev. Bri-anne Swan is a United Church minister, digital creator, and a writer of words and music. She serves the people of East End United Regional Ministry in Toronto, exploring ways to blur the lines between “congregation” and “neighbourhood” throughout her ministry. Swan has written several op-eds for Broadview about the intersection of faith and justice, including her friendship with death-row inmate Ramiro Gonzales, whom she sat beside during his execution last year. She is also the author of Wilderness Times, a new Substack in collaboration with Broadview.
Don’t miss out — the next Broadview Live will take place on Monday, Dec. 1, from 7 to 8 p.m. Eastern
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