Using archival and self-shot footage, the teaching of Îethka culture is documented through the making of a tipi under supervision of knowledge keepers.
Supported by
Community Broadcast Partner
Community Partner
Canada
2022
In English and Îethka with English subtitles
Featured in:
VIFF Short Forum: Program 4
Bouncing through nostalgic aesthetics and genre storytelling, a contemporary point of view comes into focus.
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Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again
In the face of environmental destruction, two Nations fight to restore their river and a way of life.
Fairy Creek
Considered the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history, the Fairy Creek blockade led to more than 1200 arrests. What Jen Muranetz's film gives us is the story from the front line from the activists' point of view (often, from the treetops).
Alfred Hitchcock's The Lodger
When a stranger rents a room from model Daisy and her mum and dad, her policeman boyfriend becomes suspicious... Presented with an original live score by Chris Gestrin, the first signature Hitchcock movie is loosely based on the Jack The Ripper murders.
Credits
Cinematography
Elshia Jimmyjohn, Saliyha Ear, Miranda Chiniquay
Original Music
Stoney River, Jarret Twoyoungmen
Director
Jarret Twoyoungmen
Jarret Twoyoungmen is a storyteller whose passion is community. He co-founded the Nakoda AV Club, a storytelling collective based on the Mînî Thnî reserve. He is a writer, director, and musician, and is instrumental in the collective’s ability to connect with youth and Elders, and to tell stories in a uniquely Îethka way. His first language is Îethka.