In order to heal from the past, one must first face it with honesty. S-yewyaw/Awaken tells the story of Ecko Aleck of the Nlaka’pamux Nation (Lytton, BC,), Alfonso Salinas of the shíshálh Nation (Sunshine Coast, BC) and impact producer Charlene SanJenko of Splatsin of the Secwépemc Nation (Shuswap, BC), as they delve into the horrifying…
Directed by Darlene Naponse, Stellar is a whimsical love story between She (Elle-Maija Tailfeathers) and He (Braeden Clarke), a young couple who meet in an underground bar in Northern Ontario. As the world bears witness to massive wildfires, flooding and destruction, the two remain safe within the confines of the tavern walls. Even so, while the two…
You don?t [mess] with the girls from Pang. Written and directed by Nyla Innuksuk,?Slash/Back?is set in Pangnirtung, Nunavut and tells the story of Maika (Tasiana Shirley) and her friends (Alexis Vincent-Wolf, Chelsea Pruksy and Nalajoss Ellsworth). With school closed for summer, this sunlight-drenched part of the world settles in for a typical summer of fun….
We?re all called to run the race of life. But some of us are more afraid to get started than others. Written and directed by Zoe Leigh Hopkins, Run Woman Run tells the story of Beck (Dakota Ray Hebert), a single mom who is struggling to put it all together. Living with her son and her father,…
Today?s films reflect a look at history. That includes a look at a wonderful music festival from 50 years ago?that isn?t Woodstock, and an in depth look at one of the darkest days of recent American history. In 1969 the world knew all about Woodstock. A few hundred miles away another music festival took place…
Directed by Jeff Barnaby, Blood Quantum brings us to the isolated Mi’gMaq reserve of Red Crow where things begin to spiral out of control when an unseen virus begins to turn the locals into blood-thirsty zombies. As the dead begin to come back to life, the Indigenous inhabitants discover that they are strangely immune to the plague…
Directed by Sanjay Rawal (Food Chains),?3100: Run and Become?follows Ashprihanal Aalto, an unassuming Finnish paperboy, and Shamita, an Austrian cellist, in their attempts to complete the?3100 Race for Self-Trancendence, the world?s longest certified footrace. Each year, a small group of competitors come from all over the world to run a distance that totals 3,100 miles…
As Chief Kahkewistahaw Community School principal Evan Taypotat says, ?Never judge a person ’til you?ve walked a mile in their moccasins.?? Opening the festival this year, Bee Nation focuses on the lives of several First Nations children, including Grade 3 student William Kaysaywaysemat III as they compete in the first province-wide First Nations Spelling Bee….
