In appreciation of the eponymous stream, this poem is a love letter to the beauty found in nature. Written and spoken in English and Anishinaabemowin.
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Canada
2021
In English and Anishinaabemowin with English subtitles
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VIFF Short Forum: Program 4
Bouncing through nostalgic aesthetics and genre storytelling, a contemporary point of view comes into focus.
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Credits
Screenwriter
Nathan Adler
Editor
Nathan Adler
Original Music
Nathan Adler
Director
Nathan Adler
Nathan Adler is an artist, writer, editor, and filmmaker. He the author of Wrist and Ghost Lake (Kegedonce Press), and co-editor of Bawaajigan: Stories of Power (Exile Editions). He has an MFA in Creative Writing from UBC, is a first-place winner of the Aboriginal Writing Challenge, and is a recipient of a Hnatyshyn Reveal Award for Literature. He is Jewish and Anishinaabe, and a member of Lac Des Mille Lacs First Nation.