Endurance - Stories That Heal, Stories That Hold Shorts Program

Global
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52 mins
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A selection of Indigenous short films from across the Globe curated by our Artistic Director Tony Briggs.

NIGIQTUQ ᓂᒋᖅᑐᖅ - The South Wind

Canada
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2023
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17 mins

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.

Director
Lindsay McIntyre (Inuk)

Bataplai - Butterfly

USA
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2022
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7 mins

A Papua New Guinean/American woman challenges her evangelist father's strict rules to find her voice as a makeup artist.

Director
Veialu Aila-Unsworth (Kairuku people of Papua New Guinea | Central Province)

Ka ici nakatamakoian

Canada
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2023
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6 mins

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.

Director
Cécile Niquay Ottawa (Atikamekw)

Les ciseaux

Canada
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2022
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3 mins

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.

Director
Katia Kurtness (Innu | Pekuakamiulnu | Ilnu)

Dear Stephen King...

USA
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2023
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1 mins

An open letter to Stephen King asking him why he's so scared of Native American people.

Director
Joey Clift (Cowlitz Indian Tribe)

Freedom Fighter

Aotearoa
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2023
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16 mins

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.

Director
Tusi Tamasese (Samoan)

Indai, Apai, Darah (Mother, Father, Blood)

Indonesia
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2024
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15 mins

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.

Director
Kynan Tegar (Dayak Iban)

6 minutes/km

Canada
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2023
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3 mins

In rhythm with the footsteps of her Atikamekws ancestors, Catherine immerses us in the dreamlike universe of her morning runs.

Director
Catherine Boivin (Atikamekws)

Northern Comfort: A Drive Around Town

Canada
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2021
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8 mins

Short documentary on life in Northern Quebec and the differences in living conditions between local Crees and non-Natives. 

Director
Melanie Lameboy (Eeyou (Crie-Cree))

Plastic - A Love Letter to the Estranged

Aotearoa
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2023
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14 mins

Plastic is a short documentary that explores the “plastic” identity crisis faced by the pacific diaspora.

Director
Va'a Magalogo (Samoan | Tongan)

Rêveries

Canada
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2021
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6 mins

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.

Director
Véronique Picard (Wendat)