NEWS RELEASES

Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
This “Winnipeg” fever dream on Treaty 1 territory weaves together a constellation of lived experiences of creation and imaginations of prophecies come true in this unconventional 16mm film.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
Ma tells us about the time she got arrested protesting the Canada/USA border that intersects the Kanyen'kehà:ka (Mohawk) community of Akwesasne in 1968 and lets us in on all the crazy shit that happened after that.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
Circles explores matriarchal relationships and the overlapping stories that shape us. Grounded in the Cree teaching of closing circles after opening them, the film reflects on where we come from and where we will go after this life.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
Bihttoš (Rebel) is an unconventional documentary that explores the complex relationship between a father and daughter. Through animation, reenactments, and archival photos, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers delves into the dissolution of her parents' somewhat mythic love story and how it relates to the dissolution of her relationship with her father.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
Set in a 1950s Inuit community, Aviliaq (Entwined) tells the story of two Inuit lesbians struggling to stay together in a new world run by outsiders.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
While the pandemic rages on and regulations are abandoned, immunocompromised lovers George and Eileen struggle to navigate their long-distance relationship. Dreams and stories lead George to seek answers through medicine.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
A young Ojibwe girl learns how to say goodbye in her traditional language when her grandmother falls ill.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
Anette Spencer is a nosey Elder who has no particular crime or mystery to solve; she just really likes to know what’s going on. This satirical monologue was written for radio. All dialogue, sound effects, soundscapes, and musical additions were produced by the author and narrator, January Rogers.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
Through fashion, testimony, and memory this short documentary honours children lost to Indian Residential “Schools.” Amber Alert blends beauty and grief into an urgent call for truth and healing.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
Allison and Bear find the treasures of nature.