ÁHKUIN
This transcendent and playful documentary journey follows three generations of a Sámi family united across time via the grandmother’s joik. Guhtur Niillas Rita Duomis/Tuomas Kumpulainen is a Sámi artist and storyteller based in Guhtur, Sápmi. Radio-JusSunná/Sunná Nousuniemi is a queer Sámi and Finnish audiovisual artist and storyteller based in Anár, Sápmi.
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Presented as Part Of Short Film Program: ELDER STORIES
Graduation Day
Connie, a grandmother, and Sage, her grandson, celebrate a shared milestone in their Cree community in this he...
12 min | Charlene Moore, Tasha Hubbard | World Premiere | English
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Based on a final conversation with beloved Mi'kmaw Elder Albert Ward, this film is apocalyptic in nature and i...
10 min | Evelyn Pakinewatik | N/A | Mi’kmaw, English
Learn MoreDatrin (The Raven)
A Gwich’in Elder in Canada’s far North recounts a dream of the last remaining Datrin (Raven). Who would yo...
7 min | Douglas Joe | Ontario Premiere | Gwitch’in
Learn MoreRapido
A young Māori boy’s fascination with war comics comes closer to home than he could ever imagine....
13 min | Richard J Curtis | North American Premiere | Māori, English
Learn MoreCircles
Circles explores matriarchal relationships and the overlapping stories that shape us. Grounded in the Cree tea...
4 min | Sarah Houle | N/A | Cree, English
Learn MoreÁHKUIN
This transcendent and playful documentary journey follows three generations of a Sámi family united across ti...
20 min | Guhtur Niillas Rita Duomis/Tuomas Kumpulainen, Radio-JusSunná/Sunná Nousuniemi | Ontario Premiere | North Sámi
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