Cinéma
Mohawk Shorts
Saturday, August 10 - 7 pm
Legion Hall, 219 Legion Road, Kahnawake
Free screening
Mohawk Shorts
KJ Edwards, Vincent Careau, Alejandro de Leon, Jonathan Elliott in attendance
future ready: cusp
Directed by KJ Edwards
Experimental
7 min
Synopsis
A temporal observation of nature, reflecting on the relational: the tethering of animal, earthly and human energies through moments of connection, both calm and chaotic, moving toward a shared future shrouded in uncertainty as the planet warms.
istén:’a
Directed by KJ Edwards
Experimental documentary
5 min 12
Synopsis
A recounting of a visit from my mother in spirit, this film looks to dreamspace as a meeting place, where we can connect with our loved ones, who we are always tethered to.
Kaia
Directed by Vincent Careau
Documentary
10 min 50
French
Synopsis
Documentary portrait of a Mohawk visual artist’s quest for identity.
With my Ancestors
Directed by Alejandro De León
Documentary
12 min 36
Synopsis
Professional artists Barbara Kaneratoni Diabo (Kanien’kehá:ka) and Kiawakwetl David Herce (Mexhika Tezcatlipoka) embark on a unique journey of cultural exchange and discovery. This meeting allowed the two artists to delve into the rich traditions of their ancestors to explore and share the universal language of dance.
Tentsítewahkwe
Directed by Katsitsionni Fox
Documentary
17 min 21
Synopsis
Embodying the Mohawk value of Tentsítewahkwe, Jessica Shenandoah embarks on a knowledge-gathering journey across all four seasons to reinvigorate the healing, land-based practices of her ancestral grandmothers, knowledge that boarding schools, forced religion, and land theft may have suppressed but could not destroy.
Ohskennón:ten Owí:ra (Little Deer)
Directed by Jonathan Elliott
Fiction
32 min 41 s
Synopsis
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, in Brantford, Ontario, and is based on their real experiences.
