Ohskennón:ten Owí:ra (Little Deer)

On Christmas Eve, 1967, two young Indigenous girls are forced to battle the elements, confront their darkest secrets, and work together in order to return home to their families after a daring escape from the Mohawk Institute Residential School. Jonathan Elliott is a Mohawk filmmaker from the Six Nations Reserve.


On Christmas Eve, 1967, two young Indigenous girls are forced to battle the elements, confront their darkest secrets, and work together in order to return home to their families after a daring escape from the Mohawk Institute Residential School.Jonathan Elliott is a Mohawk filmmaker from the Six Nations Reserve.

This short film will screen during the in-person Festival as part of the We Were Dangerous program.


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