‘Grey’ is an experimental hybrid about a Native American woman grappling with aging, identity, and generational trauma. Finding a grey hair in her long, dark hair unsettles her, symbolizing more than aging—it connects her to a violent lineage personified by a haunting male figure from her past. She confronts dualities: vanity and wisdom, performance and… Read more »
Screening Category: Thur, Nov 20th 8p - 10p: Shorts Program 2
Yáamay: An Ode to Blooming
Using original poetry as the foundation, we are taken through a journey examining what it means to be a contemporary California Indigenous woman. With a montage of modern, archival, and animatic visuals, this film becomes as dynamic and alive as the women telling their stories. These highs and lows, histories and dreams, questions and answers,… Read more »
Wind Rabbit
Wind Rabbit is a video poem in the experimental genre inspired by train poetry written on a long three-day train ride from Niagara Ontario to Miami Florida in 2024. Original poetry by January Rogers. Soundscape by January Rogers. As a train rider enthusiast, and Haudenosaunee person, January remains in conflict with herself knowing the laying… Read more »
Eyes Twirl Rounds
Singular musician Laura Ortman takes us on a journey through 3 songs in EYES TWIRL ROUNDS as she reconvenes with legendary dancer Jock Soto on a wintery mountaintop.
Choices
After a devastating family emergency, Elly is faced with the difficult decision to follow her dreams or leave the love of her life behind.
W7éyle (Moon’s Wife)
In a near future where a pill for immortality exists, a Secwépemc woman must choose between living forever or having a child. But to choose immortality means to never return to her ancestors in the afterlife.
Just One Bite
A man experiences his childhood memories by making his mom’s soup recipe.