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Documentary Shorts 4 - Documenting Our Land

115 minutes Five Films

"This land is your land, this land is my land - But what about the indigenous" In reality, this land is their land. Through documentary, they can attempt to reclaim it.

In this program
Forests

Forests

Directed by
Simon Plouffe
Canada
2022
16 minutes
Other

An experimental look at eastern white pines submerged under the waters of a hydroelectric reservoir on unceded Innu territory.

I Am Kanaka

I Am Kanaka

Directed by
Genevieve Sulway
U.K.
2022
15 minutes
English, Hawaiian

A local Hawaiian fights to preserve native culture by teaching disadvantaged children new languages, sustainability, and life skills.

I Am More Dangerous Dead

I Am More Dangerous Dead

Directed by
Majiye Uchibeke
U.S.
2022
24 minutes
English

Moving tribute to writer, poet and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, a leading voice opposing the environmental damage done in the oil-rich Ogoni homeland.

Taste of the Indigenous

Taste of the Indigenous

Directed by
Josephine Lilla Bono
U.S.
2023
20 minutes
English

A pair of Indigenous chefs rediscover the tradition and culture behind their tribe?s ancestral food.

We Are Gurung

We Are Gurung

Directed by
Keii Morino
Japan
2023
40 minutes
Nepali

At the foot of the Himalayas sits an indigenous village where marriage is still decided by parents. But what happens when younger generations of native cultures no longer wish to keep up the traditions of the past?