Endurance - Stories That Heal, Stories That Hold Shorts Program
A selection of Indigenous short films from across the Globe curated by our Artistic Director Tony Briggs.
NIGIQTUQ ᓂᒋᖅᑐᖅ - The South Wind
Based on a true story, the film follows an Inuit mother and her daughter as they struggle amidst forced assimilation after being brought from Nunavut to a new life in the South by a Canadian police officer in the 1930s.
Bataplai - Butterfly
A Papua New Guinean/American woman challenges her evangelist father's strict rules to find her voice as a makeup artist.
Ka ici nakatamakoian
Cécile Niquay Ottawa is an Elder from the community of Manawan. In this documentary, she tells young Francis the history of this natural place that has been shaped by traditions.
Les ciseaux
At the sound of cardboard being cut, Annette remembers the first time she cut out animal silhouettes and passes on this talent to her daughter Katia.
Dear Stephen King...
An open letter to Stephen King asking him why he's so scared of Native American people.
Freedom Fighter
There is no safe place to hide when the desire to dance calls Iuli’a, an overstayer, to choose between her own freedom and the safety of those she is responsible for.
Indai, Apai, Darah (Mother, Father, Blood)
A young Dayak Iban girl growing up in the forests of central Borneo follows ancient connections to earn the gift of a story – how her community united to stop logging companies and government officials from taking their lands amid rampant deforestation.
6 minutes/km
In rhythm with the footsteps of her Atikamekws ancestors, Catherine immerses us in the dreamlike universe of her morning runs.
Northern Comfort: A Drive Around Town
Short documentary on life in Northern Quebec and the differences in living conditions between local Crees and non-Natives.
Plastic - A Love Letter to the Estranged
Plastic is a short documentary that explores the “plastic” identity crisis faced by the pacific diaspora.
Rêveries
Rêveries (Daydreams) is a poetic film where the filmmaker navigates between a plurality of contradictory emotions that echo a personal healing process. Introspective and humble, this production highlights the love and compassion that we develop for ourselves over the years and through the trials we face.