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In partnership with Art House Convergence and in collaboration with the Sundance Institute's Indigenous Program, FilmScene proudly presented Indigenous short films from Sundance Institute Fellows before select new releases all November long in celebration of National Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month. Now catch all six films in one program!
FilmScene acknowledges the Iowa, Sauk and Meskwaki, and the Sioux, the orginal keepers of this land, for hosting us on their land every day.
BIRDS IN THE EARTH - dir. Marja Helander (Sami)
Examines the deeper questions of the ownership of the Sami land through the ballet performances of two young dancers. 2018, 11 min.
FAINTING SPELLS - dir. Sky Hopinka
Told through recollections of young, learning, lore, and departure, this is an imagined myth for the Indian pipe plant used by the Ho-Chunk to revive those who have fainted. 2018, 11 min.
JAAJI APPROX - dir. Sky Hopinka
Against landscapes that the artist and his father traversed, audio of the father in Ho-Chunk language is transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet, which tapers off, narrowing the distance between recorder and recordings, new and traditional, memory and song. 2015, 8 min.
MY FATHER'S TOOLS - dir. Heather Condo (Mi'gmaq)
Stephen continues producing traditional baskets to honor his father and thus finds peace in his studio as he connects with the man who taught him the craft. 2016, 7 min.
THROAT SINGING IN KANGIRSUK - dir. Eva Kaukai (Inuit) and Manon Chamberland (Inuit)
Eve and Manon practice the art of throat singing in the small village of Kangirsuk, in their native Arctic land. Interspliced with footage of the four seasons of Kangirsuk by Johnny Nassak. 2018, 4 min.
SHINAAB, PART II - dir. Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. (Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians)
A look at Ojibwe ideas surrounding the death process as a young man strives to honor his late father. 2018, 6 min.