NEWS RELEASES

Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
Featuring Indigenous women of various generations, Pidikwe (Rumble) integrates traditional and contemporary dance in an audiovisual whirlwind that straddles the border between film and performance, somewhere between the past and the future.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
Three cousins are left home alone while their grandma is at bingo. As the evening progresses, a thunderstorm causes a power outage and the children’s imaginations run wild.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
A brother and his neurodivergent sister reconnect with their roots.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
Kupungarri, a remote community in the Northwest of Australia is one of the most natural places left in the world. This small community fosters confidence in their young people through their relationship with Country. Watch the excitement grow as they prepare for one of the biggest events of the year: the annual Mowanjum Festival.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
The galaxy's favourite broke artist travels across the stars to seek revenge on her ex-lover in an attempt to cure her mysterious illness.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
A poetic exploration of the close and enduring connections between Inuit, caribou, lichens, and land use. Filmed on the tundra in Nunavut, this film is a meditation on place and personal histories through memories embedded in the land.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
Based on a final conversation with beloved Mi'kmaw Elder Albert Ward, this film is apocalyptic in nature and intended to encourage practical conversations about impending paradigm shifts.
Jun 3 '25 (Virtual)
Embark on a narrative-driven, immersive journey that digitally reconstructs the pivotal events of 1897, when colonial powers sought to dominate the palm oil trade within the Niger Coast Protectorate, resulting in the fall and subsequent plundering of the affluent African Kingdom of Benin.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
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.
Jun 9 '25 (Virtual)
NIMER explores a nomadic family's resilience and tradition as they balance ancestral heritage and modern challenges, highlighting the importance of cultural preservation in a changing world.