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FILM PROGRAM​

SATURDAY, JULY 29

​DAY FOUR

World Premiere (WP), North American Premiere (NAP); Canadian Premiere (CP), Ontario Premiere (OP), Toronto Premiere (TP).

SHORT INDIGENOUS DOCUMENTARIES

WITH CAUSE
FOREIGN SHORT & NORTH AMERICAN INDIGENOUS DOCUMENTARIES

 SATURDAY - JULY 29
10 AM - 12 PM

Total running time: 67 minutes

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Followed by audience Q & A. Hosted by Leslie-Ann Coles

WHAT THEY 
LEFT BEHIND

Directed by Vicky Xingyu Gu

 

Ontario Premiere (OP)

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 Several years after the death of her grandfathers, a young woman recollects her memories of them.

 

(OP, Animation, 6:49, 2022, China/USA)

SHKOZIN

Directed by Bridget Dockstader, Cathie Jamieson, Nishina Esqiega, Presley Owl Meawasige, and tUkU

 

Toronto Premiere (TP)

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Five Indigenous and Black women are called together by Mother Earth to embark on a journey to reclaim their power, their stories, their voices and walk on the road to healing themselves and each other. Awakening happens for each woman as they collaborate, through exploration, spirituality, and ceremony – a redefining of the word “reconciliation.” Produced by Weengushk Film Institute in partnership with FeFF.  

 

(TP, Indigenous Documentary, 22:30, 2022, Canada).

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COMING SOON