Film Category: 2016

REZilience

Serpent Lake Reserve has been forgotten. This indigenous community in Canada’s far north experiences a catastrophe that will decimate 90% of the population. A military experiment gone horribly wrong exposes centuries of genocide and corruption and unleashes a seemingly unstoppable evil.  

The Saver

After being orphaned in the middle of a harsh Montreal winter, teenager Fern resolves to avoid her mother’s tragic fate – by becoming a millionaire.  “All you need to do is save,” according to the book How to become a Millionaire. So, with Youth Protection at her heels, she lies to get a job first as… Read more »

Skokomish to Quinault

Skokomish Tribal members embark on a 100 mile journey to the coast of Washington State. “Skokomish to Quinault” presents a unique look at preserving culture & custom in a modern age. Hikers battle fatigue, injuries and Bigfoot…?

Soup For My Brother

Today is a special day for Jimmy’s brother, Danny. As Jimmy prepares a batch of soup for his brother, we learn this documentary is about tradition, brotherly love and loss. This documentary was filmed entirely on the Seneca Nation Territory which is located 50 miles south of Niagara Falls.

What Was Ours

A young Arapaho journalist and a teenage powwow princess travel from the Wind River Indian Reservation with a wise Shoshone elder to explore vanished artifacts kept in the archives of a museum. The three uncover ancestral objects kept in boxes for many years, setting each on a journey to recover their vanished objects, while discovering… Read more »

The Oka Legacy

In the summer of 1990, all eyes were on the small town of Oka, Quebec. Triggered by plans to expand a golf course on ancestral land, it was a standoff between the Mohawk people of Kanehsatake, the police and eventually the army. The Oka Crisis, which lasted 78 days and drew worldwide attention, had a… Read more »

Ohero:kon – Under the Husk

“Ohero:kon – Under the Husk” is a 26-min documentary following the challenging journey of two Mohawk girls as they take part in their passage rites ceremony to become women in Akwesasne Mohawk Territory located in upstate NY.

Indian Giver

Indian Giver is a comedic short about one man’s journey to winning his family back after being absent for 15 years.

Monster Slayer

In this contemporary retelling of the Navajo story of the Hero Twins, teenagers Shondiin and Nathan Yazzie battle monsters raised by the mysterious Coyote with the help of their medicine man grandfather and metalhead uncle. Monster Slayer is a short film shot on location in New Mexico and the Navajo Nation, featuring an all-Navajo cast,… Read more »

Ogress of the Gravelbank

Inuit oral history is filled with strange beings and supernatural creatures. One of these feared land spirits is the Ogress of the Gravelbank. This cruel being was known to lure children into her lair, and trap them there. All that perish in that cave remain there as spirits or animated corpses. This short vignette introduces… Read more »