Yakut Stepan Beresekov periodically falls into a lethargic sleep. Only a Russian, the son of a priest, Ivan Popov, can distinguish his condition from real death. But Popov is going on a long ethnographic expedition. Stepan decides to follow his savior so as not to be buried alive.

 
Director: Lyubov Borisova (Sakha Republic)
Writer: Yuliya Klimenko
Producers: Lyubov Borisova (Sakha), Ivan Bolotnikov, Dmitriy Shadrin, Sardana Savvina (Sakha)
Language: Russian | Yakut | English Subtitles
Russia | 2022 | 122 mins

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Director: Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne (Ngati Porou & Ngai Tuhoe)

Aotearoa | 2021 | 12 mins | Maori with English subtitles

Set in the early 1800s following Ngapuhi's attack on Te Whānau a Hinerupe. Armed with European muskets this attack had a devastating long-lasting impact on Te Whānau a Hinerupe and their descendants.

In the midst of brutal inter-tribal warfare, a young girl, Rangi is separated from her mother. In her journey to safety, she befriends Hiwa, a young man who has also been separated from his whanau.

NOTE: This film is available in the BIRRARANGGA Film Festival 3-pass and 5-pass ticket packages.