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INDIGENOUS SPIRIT


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*Please note: All films are geo-locked for viewing within Alberta only.

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MEDDLE

Directed by: Gillian Darling | 2020 | 7 min | Canada

Acclaimed Haida Manga artist, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, pushes the boundaries of the art world by challenging the divide between contemporary and so-called “Native Art.”

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SEAWOLF

Directed by: Alexander Sworik | 2021 | 9 min | Canada

Seawolf explores the perspectives of Mike Willie and K̕odi Nelson, two First Nations men looking to conserve their land, protect their culture, and find reconciliation.

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ELDERS’ ROOM

Directed by: Shirley Steinberg | 2020 | 23 min | Canada

In a lodge at Kainai Nation's High School, Blood Tribe Elders, the community’s youth, and their guidance counselors confront the ongoing trauma of the Canadian Residential School system and work to build a future informed by their cultural teachings.


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PEKIWEWIN RELIEF & PRAYER CAMP

Directed by: Jeromy Deleff | 2020 | 6 min | Canada

In 2020, Camp Pekiwewin rose as a ceremonial site for people experiencing homelessness in Edmonton. The camp's goals were to provide refuge and to challenge the state of affairs for the capital city's houseless community.

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HOU’LEY

Directed by: Alexander Sworik | 2020 | 6 min | Canada

Fond du Lac in northern Saskatchewan has one of the highest suicide rates amongst youth in Canada. One grieving mother tells the story of her fifteen-year-old son and his tragic death from suicide.

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JOE BUFFALO

Directed by: Amar Chebib | 2021 | 16 min | Canada

This film tells the story of Joe Buffalo, Maskwacis Cree Nation skateboard legend. Joe survived Canada's notorious residential school system as a child and battled a variety of demons en route to turning pro.