The formation and history of Lake Baikal in Siberia are re-imagined with hand-made animation, featuring the voice of a Buryat woman who can still recall some words in her endangered Buryat-Mongolian language.
Indigenous Short Film
The Fighter (Nin Kamashitshet)
André-Charles is a boxer. Sports changed his life. He hopes his journey will inspire others to regain their pride and hold their heads high when facing life's adversities.
ReCRUMBciliation
In a world where two unique civilizations, the Lactarians a society with a milk based economy and the Crumbians creatures made of cookie dough meet in a cosmic clash, misunderstandings and conflict ensue. The arrival of cookie-like beings on the milk-based planet sparks a war, with both sides using inventive dairy and cookie weaponry. However, indigenous tribes living harmoniously with their environment realize the true threat to their planet's ecosystem.
Ohskennón:ten Owí:ra (Little Deer)
On Christmas Eve, 1967, two young Indigenous girls are forced to battle the elements, confront their darkest secrets and work together in order to return home to their families after a daring escape from the Mohawk Institute Residential School. This harrowing coming-of-age story was developed with survivors of the Mohawk Institute and is based on their real experiences.
A Poem for Giselle, a Poem for a Peasant
Through the reconstruction of memory and reinterpretation of the classical ballet "Giselle," Diana develops a message of solidarity with Bolivian peasants of the North Potosí, thereby illuminating the impact of racism in a postcolonial global society and mending her own connection with her lineage and personal identity.
Aski, the mother of all (Aski, la mère de tous)
A poetic film inspired by nature and what it offers us: colours and softness. A tribute to Mother Earth, this film takes the time to look at the little details of the forest.