Program Length: 63 minutes
WHO FRAMED NANABOZO
Clément Lagouarde (French and Natchitoches) • 2m • France • 2026 • French
What? "Savage Beauty" isn't a good name for an indigenous restaurant?
Louisa and the Fox
Rae Corston (Cree) • 3m • Canada • 2026 • English
Louisa, an indigenous hunter in the fur trade era encounters a spirit animal in the form of a fox. The fox (Makeshew) has come to warn her of human overconsumption, destroying the very land they both rely on. Louisa must learn the hard way that being a good land steward will require restraint and humility.
Turtle's Race With Bear
Sonawahes Antone (Haudenosaunee) • 6m • 2025 • Canada • English
A boastful bear is challenged to a race with a crafty turtle.
Wolverine and Little Thunder: An Eel Hunting Adventure
Alan Syliboy (Mi'kmaq) • 9m 2025 • Canada
Celebrated Mi’kmaw artist Alan Syliboy returns with a new story about friendship and the importance of traditional knowledge in this beautifully animated short, inspired by his book of the same name. Best friends Wolverine and Little Thunder spend their days eel fishing — until they come face to face with a legendary giant eel. As the challenge unfolds, their friendship and courage are put to the test. Wolverine and Little Thunder is a heartwarming tale of bravery, problem-solving, and the enduring bond between the Mi’kmaq and one of their most sacred food sources, rooted in traditional knowledge and deep cultural connection to land and water.
Lemming's First Christmas
Jamesie Fournier (Inuk) • 5m • 2026 • Canada • English, Inuktitut
It is Christmas-time in the Arctic! Lemming (Avinngaq) learns that Santa Claus will only come to deliver presents to houses with a Christmas tree -- and there are no trees in the Arctic! But Lemming is determined. She sets off on a journey to discover a tree, with the help of her Arctic animal friends.
Miss You in Dancing Cross-stitch
Li-Yu Fu, Vick Wang, Yi-Feng Kao • 13m • 2026 • Canada • English
Touched by the Earth's breathtaking cross-stitch patterns in the sky, a Puyuma boy feels an overwhelming longing for his sister aboard a space station. Giwas is a pure and aspiring Atayal girl who strives to be the first female leader of her tribe in the animated series Go Go Giwas. Sparking curiosity in viewers of all ages, Giwas and her friends explore her tribe and the other 15 indigenous tribes across Taiwan, experiencing indigenous culture and the concept of sustainable development
Tsi ní:yoht yonkwayentá:’on ne óhses
Candace Mae Maracle (Mohawk) • 6.5m • 2025 • Canada • Kanien’kéha with English subtitles
How We Received Maple Syrup
Haudenosaunee legend in Kanien'kéha with English subtitles.
The Owl and the Rainbow
Jo Luping (Kadazan (Kadazan/Settler) • 10m • 2025 • Malaysia/New Zealand • Language: Kadazan
Based on a true story, a mother must find the courage to soar to the moon and battle the creature of death, or lose her daughter forever.
Gwayakooshgawiin (Living in Truth)
Jennifer Leason (Anishinaabe) • 9m • 2026 • Canada • English
Gwayakooshgawiin (Living in Truth) is a relational theory which offers a framework for understanding knowledge, power, and responsibility to create new visions for a shared future. It draws on matriarchal governance, lived systems, Anishinaabe epistemologies and Indigenous worldviews.