Events for November 21, 2021

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again shares the powerful story of Mary Two-Axe Earley, who fought for more than two decades to challenge the discrimination against Indigenous women embedded in Canada’s Indian Act and became a key figure in Canada’s women’s rights movement.

An adventurous young boy and his determined mother share a passion for Inuit drum dancing in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Evan’s Drum is a joyful visit to a family’s loving home, and an uplifting story of cultural pride. After generations of silence, the rhythm of the traditional Inuit drum has returned to Labrador, and seven-year-old Evan... Read more »

Politician Man, the debut single from Adrian Sutherland, is a protest song for Canada. The seeds were planted in July 2019 when his Cree community of Attawapiskat declared a state of emergency over contaminated water. At the same moment, insensitive comments from a politician in Ottawa sparked massive public outcry, a spontaneous response from Sutherland... Read more »

The history and spirituality of the Indigenous People of the American Southwest are deeply rooted in the Land. Since the beginning of time, they have been stewards and protectors of their home lands, past and present. These places intimately connect the People and their beliefs to the natural world. No place is ever abandoned, the... Read more »

Into the Circle tells the story of a resilient Indigenous family, their journey through life-altering tragedy, and the community that helped them reconnect with their Lakota heritage.

The Cherokee language is sacred to our people and unfortunately it's endangered. How will the next generation ensure the language survives? A book. The Cherokee Speakers Roll is at the heart of language preservation efforts. Learn how it how it's brought Cherokee language warriors together.

On July 20, 2013 Bella Laboucan-McLean, a bright and beautiful 25-year-old Cree woman plummets to her death from the 31st floor of a downtown Toronto high-rise. Today the mystery of her death remains unsolved. Bella’s Story explores the tragedy, the mystery and the aftermath one Indigenous family endures in their fight for answers, justice and... Read more »

A man who is stuck in a depressive loop is awoken by the spirits of the past.

Somewhere in the city, Mason lures his boyfriend Kelly off his seat to dance, leading them to create a happy memory. Jump forward to present day, Kelly is attending a late AA meeting while Mason is drinking at a party, elsewhere in the city. Mason receives a phone call with some distressing news. Back at... Read more »

One night, twin brothers gather over a campfire and reminisce on their childhood and wonder if they made the right decisions in life.

A witch botches a spell that possesses her dog, making her try to undo it before something worse happens.

Hamlet heads home after learning of his mother's remarriage. Hamlet is re-imagined as a contemporary crime story, with a full-Native American cast.

Wal-aks Keane talking about their identity as a two-spirit Nisga'a person and leading Nisga'a Cultural Dance Groups. They came out in 2004 and started identifying as two-spirit around 2014/2015.

Disappearing Moon is a pre-contact short film that follows the journey of Red Cloud, a father who sets out to find his twelve-year-old daughter Morning Star who vanishes without a trace. Along his search he meets Kozano a being from another dimension who might know what happened but only answers in riddles.

“Stand Up!” - El Plan de Nuestro “Mural de la Raza” In 1985, Juanita Meza Velasquez organized to paint a 16’ x 82’ Chicano mural on the wall of Payless ShoeSource at 2048 Story Rd, San José, CA 95122 near King and Story Roads. Juanita organized what muralist, José Meza Velasquez would later title “Mural... Read more »

How can we ever know how someone keeps going after a tragedy? That question is in the loving broken heart of this film. Follow this ever brief conversation that is deeper then the actual words between the two woman and their families. set with the landscape of Iqaluit, a conversation at the airport’s baggage carousel... Read more »

Artist, Safiuchi, draws much needed attention to Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women through this compelling artisan tale. A young indigenous woman is making her way home from a day out, only to be abducted on by strangers in an unmarked van. We can only hope she's able to find her way out.

A young man struggles to pay attention during a Job interview.

A protagonist finds a mysterious object in the woods before being confronted by two antagonists seeking the same object and not taking no for an answer.

A student is struggling in college. He is feeling down on his luck. Feels hopeless until he gets a call from his grandfather.

Monologue Harmonics is a seemingly paradoxical visual and sonic offering speaking in part from legend, despotic visions, collective cultural analysis and individual repeal. Featuring two distinct and intrinsically connected worlds we witness a spiritual journey so thinly tethered to life familiar, being lured by dark matters towards total disconnect. This journey mirrors a reality not... Read more »

A group of women plan rescue efforts when one of their own goes missing from their reservation.

A young man in quarantine holds a prisoner in his basement and questions what is real and what isn’t.

"808" is an emotional rollercoaster of a film which has won the "Best Thriller Short" award in the Marina Del Rey film Festival and Semi-Finalist in both the Burbank International Film Festival and the Colorado Activist Film Festival. The Hawaiian culture, land, and its exploitation resonate throughout the story as Kai, a lonely Hawaiian woman,... Read more »

A day at the local beer store is thrown for a loop when a young boy tells the shop owners his drunk dad has turned into a cat eating mold monster.