Program Length: 84 minutes
My Grandmothers Tipi
Lindsay Chewanish (Eeyou Cree) • 5m • Canada • 2026
This work is a sensory and tactile immersion in a grandmother’s tipi. Through her memories of living in a tipi, this film captures the sweetness of everyday life, the joy of cooking and the passage of time.
MiLakóta Yeló
Seth Brings Plenty (Lakota) • 18m • 2026 • USA • English
MiLakóta Yeló is a short Lakota-led documentary that intimately portrays a traditional Lakota grandmother on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. Living memories of the land and language are spoken through personal memoirs, offering a quiet reflection on Lakota life, identity, and enduring matriarchal wisdom. This film is dedicated to the grandmothers who uphold our communities.
HANDS
Amy Kistabish-Jerome (Anishinabe) • 6m • Canada • 2025 •
ONITCIN - the hands bears witness to the intergenerational knowledge transfer between grandparents and grandchildren. Through intimate scenes, from the ancestral land to the Lac-Simon Pow Wow circle, the film gently captures the handing down of knowledge. It shines a light on the importance of proudly preserving the Anicinabe language and traditional knowledge.
Walking Forward, Metis Strong
Johanna Silver (Metis) • 7m • 2025 • Canada • English
The story of one woman's journey to reclaim her culture, inspire pride and empower the next generation to never question who they are.
Bringing His Spirit Home
Dylan Nicholls (Yuwaalaraay) • 14m • 2025 • Australia • English, French
Peter’s great-uncle, an Aboriginal WWI soldier, is buried far away from his family and traditional lands. With a cultural belief that his ancestor’s spirit won’t be at rest until he returns home, Peter travels to France to visit his grave, performing a traditional ceremony to bring his spirit home.
Echoes of Dissent
Dylan Nicholls (Yuwaalaraay) • 8m • 2025 • Australia • English
Echoes of Dissent attempts to piece together the tragic life story of Anthony Martin Fernando, an Aboriginal man who protested Indigenous rights over a century ago in Europe. By enlisting his father to re-enact Fernando’s famous protests, the film’s director uncovers just how prophetic Fernando’s protests would become.
Moon Noonk Edouard
Jessie Ray Short (Metis) • 35m • 2026 • Canada • English
In this intimate portrait that blends archival footage and dreamlike reenactments, the family of Edouard Beaupré—also known as “the Willow Bunch Giant”—takes back ownership of his story. Beaupré’s great-grandniece Jessie Ray Short retraces the Giant’s journey from his hometown in Saskatchewan to his tragic death at the St. Louis World’s Fair, and his body’s bizarre posthumous voyage. But the film is above all an act of healing in which his loved ones share emotional memories and stories, seeking to restore his identity and reclaim his Michif heritage.