*Please note: All films are geo-locked for viewing within Alberta only.
MEDDLE
Directed by: Gillian Darling | 2020 | 7 min | Canada
Acclaimed Haida Manga artist, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, pushes the boundaries of the art world by challenging the divide between contemporary and so-called “Native Art.”
SEAWOLF
Directed by: Alexander Sworik | 2021 | 9 min | Canada
Seawolf explores the perspectives of Mike Willie and K̕odi Nelson, two First Nations men looking to conserve their land, protect their culture, and find reconciliation.
ELDERS’ ROOM
Directed by: Shirley Steinberg | 2020 | 23 min | Canada
In a lodge at Kainai Nation's High School, Blood Tribe Elders, the community’s youth, and their guidance counselors confront the ongoing trauma of the Canadian Residential School system and work to build a future informed by their cultural teachings.
PEKIWEWIN RELIEF & PRAYER CAMP
Directed by: Jeromy Deleff | 2020 | 6 min | Canada
In 2020, Camp Pekiwewin rose as a ceremonial site for people experiencing homelessness in Edmonton. The camp's goals were to provide refuge and to challenge the state of affairs for the capital city's houseless community.
HOU’LEY
Directed by: Alexander Sworik | 2020 | 6 min | Canada
Fond du Lac in northern Saskatchewan has one of the highest suicide rates amongst youth in Canada. One grieving mother tells the story of her fifteen-year-old son and his tragic death from suicide.
JOE BUFFALO
Directed by: Amar Chebib | 2021 | 16 min | Canada
This film tells the story of Joe Buffalo, Maskwacis Cree Nation skateboard legend. Joe survived Canada's notorious residential school system as a child and battled a variety of demons en route to turning pro.