Program Length: 64 minutes
The Forgotten Soles
Ray Abedin • 8m • Canada • 2025 • English
Not long ago, residential school walls stood in silence, bearing witness to stories too heavy for even the wind to carry away.
In this claymation animated short, two young boys; Animkii and Makwa, embark on a journey of rediscovery after a classroom lesson stirs echoes of a history their families once kept quiet. Guided by an elder and the stories stitched into the land, they begin to uncover the strength of their people and themselves.
Red Girl Rising
Kim Stadfeld (Ojibway/Métis/Icelandic), Faith Howe (Mohawk, Irish, Swedish) • 12m • Canada • 2025 • English
Joyce Jonathan Crone, Mohawk matriarch, retired teacher, activist, humanitarian reaches forward into her community of Huntsville, Ontario, opening hearts and bridging gaps for Indigenous
education. Red Girl Rising follows Joyce Jonathan Crone as she leads her community in "Reconcili-action” a
term she uses to mobilize change!
Joyce is Mohawk, Turtle clan, Haudenosaunee from Six Nations of the Grand River, she is also a retired school teacher, a passionate activist, and a change maker that works tirelessly to create opportunities for Indigenous Relations education in Canada.
Othahyu:ni'kéha' Kaniwʌhtaló:tʌ' Ksliye:twánhaks (wolf blood: the threads that bind)
Dianne Ouellette (Métis) • 13m • 2026 • Canada • English
This short film portrays a life long friendship, with stories about Oneida family histories, while Métis filmmaker Dianne, learns to bead from the Wolf Clan women.
The Apology (Act 2) - The Visit
Matt LeMay (Métis), Crystal Martin (Inuk) • 27m • 2026 • Canada • English
The Apology – Act II
In the wake of a historic apology, the world moves on but for Indigenous Survivors, the story is far from over.
Act II of The Apology steps behind the scenes of the Canadian papal visit, revealing the moments, tensions, and truths that unfolded beyond the public gaze. The apology promised healing, yet on the ground, the questions remain: What has changed? What has been returned? Who is still waiting?
Through the voices of Survivors, Elders, and leaders, the film confronts the distance between words and action where apology fades, but history does not. Then, a turning point. The death of Pope Francis casts uncertainty over the Church’s promises. Will they endure, or disappear with him? The focus sharpens: access to truth, the opening of archives, the return of sacred artifacts not as gestures, but as justice.
December 2025. Artifacts held for generations in the Vatican arrive in Montreal.
Not an ending but a beginning. The Apology closes with a question that remains unanswered: what does real reconciliation demand?