Short stories that force you to feel deeply. This programme is recommended for mature audiences.
Her Water Drum
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE PREMIERE
Year: 2018
Director: Jonathan Elliott
Duration: 16 minutes
Language: English
Nation: Tuscarora (Haudenosaunee)
In the wake of her daughter’s disappearance, Jolene, a single Mohawk mother, is forced to pick up the pieces of her life and navigate an increasingly strenuous relationship with her troubled son David. As secrets emerge, their relationship faces its toughest challenge yet as they confront the reality of their situation.
This film deals with the topic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada, highlighting the impact it has on individual families and their communities.
Remediation
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE PREMIERE
Year: 2018
Director: Luke Parnell
Duration: 12 minutes
Language: English
Nation: Haida/Nisga’a
In 1959 Bill Reid created a documentary about an expedition to ‘salvage’ historic totem poles from a deserted village on Haida Gwaii. In response to this film, Haida carver Luke Parnell explores the implications of the removal of these cultural objects through a journey with one of his own totems.
The Hunt
Year: 2018
Director: Masoud Kazerouni
Duration: 13 minutes
Language: Persian with English subtitles
Nation: Bushehr-Iran
Two fisherman confront the worst in each other after an incident at sea.
Mauka to Makai offers an unfiltered window into the lives of two cousins, who, while traveling from Kāneʻohe to Kailua, grapple with their identity, vices, and the familial bonds that make and break them.
Short stories that force you to feel deeply. This programme is recommended for mature audiences.
Her Water Drum
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE PREMIERE
Year: 2018
Director: Jonathan Elliott
Duration: 16 minutes
Language: English
Nation: Tuscarora (Haudenosaunee)
In the wake of her daughter’s disappearance, Jolene, a single Mohawk mother, is forced to pick up the pieces of her life and navigate an increasingly strenuous relationship with her troubled son David. As secrets emerge, their relationship faces its toughest challenge yet as they confront the reality of their situation.
This film deals with the topic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada, highlighting the impact it has on individual families and their communities.
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE PREMIERE
Year: 2018
Director: Luke Parnell
Duration: 12 minutes
Language: English
Nation: Haida/Nisga’a
In 1959 Bill Reid created a documentary about an expedition to ‘salvage’ historic totem poles from a deserted village on Haida Gwaii. In response to this film, Haida carver Luke Parnell explores the implications of the removal of these cultural objects through a journey with one of his own totems.
Year: 2018
Director: Masoud Kazerouni
Duration: 13 minutes
Language: Persian with English subtitles
Nation: Bushehr-Iran
Two fisherman confront the worst in each other after an incident at sea.
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE PREMIERE
Year: 2018
Director: Jonah Okano, Alika Maikau
Duration: 25 minutes
Language: English
Nation: Kanaka Maoli
Mauka to Makai offers an unfiltered window into the lives of two cousins, who, while traveling from Kāneʻohe to Kailua, grapple with their identity, vices, and the familial bonds that make and break them.
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE PREMIERE
Year: 2019
Director: Forrest Goodluck
Duration: 13 minutes
Language: English
Nation: Diné, Mandan Hidatsa, Tsimshian
A homeless Navajo veteran becomes, what in childhood he most feared.
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