
Opening Acts Shorts Program
Short films that make a big first impression. These films set the stage for features at the in-person festival.
Short films that make a big first impression. These films set the stage for features at the in-person festival.
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Presented in Multiple Parts
The Opening Address
Presented by The Akwesasne Freedom School, this film honours The Opening Address, a Haudenosaunee prayer of gr...
10 min | Jess Lowe Chaverri, Konwanahktotha Alvera Sargent | Canadian Premiere | Mohawk
Learn MoreMichif Land-Based Knowledge
A short film highlighting Indigenous beadwork, prairie landscapes, and relationship to the land....
3 min | Robyn Adams | N/A | English
Learn MoreOrnmol
Kupungarri, a remote community in the Northwest of Australia is one of the most natural places left in the wor...
10 min | Marlikka Perdrisat | North American Premiere | Ngarinyin, English
Learn MoreEYES TWIRL ROUNDS
Solo musician Laura Ortman takes us on a journey through three songs with legendary dancer Jock Soto as the tw...
15 min | Nanobah Becker | World Premiere | English
Learn MoreOhskennón:ten Owí:ra (Little Deer)
On Christmas Eve, 1967, two young Indigenous girls are forced to battle the elements, confront their darkest s...
32 min | Jonathan Elliott | Toronto Premiere | English
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