Short Film Program: NEXT GEN

This next generation of storytellers have something to say when it comes to grounding oneself in homeland and community. These stories of return and reconnection, fulfilling our gifts to the community, healing through a crisis and picking up traditional knowledge of the land will leave you hopeful for the future. Film viewing availability during the online Festival (June 9-15, 2025): Itseetamapi (only in Canada) My Friend Saabe (not online; in-person only) Forest Echoes (available worldwide) Tuia Ngā Here (available worldwide) Mawtini (My Homeland) (available worldwide)


This next generation of storytellers have something to say when it comes to grounding oneself in homeland and community. These stories of return and reconnection, fulfilling our gifts to the community, healing through a crisis and picking up traditional knowledge of the land will leave you hopeful for the future. Film viewing availability during the online Festival (June 9-15, 2025): Itseetamapi (only in Canada)My Friend Saabe (not online; in-person only)Forest Echoes (available worldwide)Tuia Ngā Here (available worldwide)Mawtini (My Homeland) (available worldwide)


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Premiere Status:

North American Premiere, Ontario Premiere, Canadian Premiere

event types:

Short Film Program

countries:

Canada
|
New Zealand

Running Time:

72

Language(s):

Anishinaabemowin, English, Māori, Arabic

venue

venues:

Virtual

Credits

Director(s):

Adam Solway, Morningstar Derosier, Eva Grant, Heriata Erana Rurehe, Kura-Kakerangi Turuwhenua, Fateema AI-Hamaydeh Miller

Virtual

Virtual

Jun 09

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Presented in Multiple Parts

Itseetamapi

A young woman returns home. ...
10 min | Adam Solway | N/A | No Dialogue
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My Friend Saabe

My Friend Saabe follows a young Rez girl who, with the help of Saabe, embarks on a journey to bring spiritual ...
15 min | Morningstar Derosier | North American Premiere | Anishinaabemowin, English
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Forest Echoes

Set against the backdrop of the climate crisis and opioid epidemic, Forest Echoes follows Echo and Wild, urban...
20 min | Eva Grant | Ontario Premiere | English
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Tuia Ngā Here

When a young boy fears for his grandfather’s health he looks to the land to seek a cure....
12 min | Heriata Erana Rurehe, Kura-Kakerangi Turuwhenua | Canadian Premiere | Māori, English
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Mawtini (My Homeland)

A young Palestinian woman and an Indigenous Elder start a guerilla garden on the lawn of their shared apartmen...
19 min | Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller | N/A | English, Arabic
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