Stories Woven in Light

In this new 360° cinema program, Stories Woven in Light highlights the power of new storytelling forms. Featuring Indigenous films that immerse audiences in different worldviews, these experiences showcase how Indigenous creators are weaving light into innovative narrative formats that invite viewers to see the world through new perspectives.

This is a free event.

Ełeghàà; All At Once
3 min

Inspired by legends, our current climate and society, and imagined paths forward, this short film asks what our world was, what it is now, and how it might be in the future.

Casey Koyczan is a Dene Interdisciplinary artist from Yellowknife, NT, now based in Winnipeg, MB. CEO of Sidii Media Inc. that creates multimedia productions and artistic expressions by using such mediums as installation, 3D Animation / VR / AR / 360, virtual tours, audio, music, soundtracks, music videos, film and photography.

Ways of Knowing: A Navajo Nuclear History
22 min

Explores Navajo Nation’s health and tradition through its enduring encounter with uranium mining. Created in collaboration with Diné community, activists, storytellers, and citizen scientists, the film is a love letter to the land that shifts the nuclear dialogue from fear to one of curiosity, resilience and healing; as well as explores how nuclear nonproliferation, arms control, and disarmament policies are connected to today’s most pressing local and global issues.

Made with the Bombshelltoe, an independent arts collective that challenges the way the public can think about and act against nuclear weapons.

Kayla Briët is a multidisciplinary artist exploring themes of futurity and belonging. With works spanning film scores and documentary to virtual reality installations, she aims to amplify muted stories and write love letters to the diaspora communities she grew up in. She is Prairie Band Potawatomi, Taiwanese-Chinese and Dutch-Indonesian.

Wilfred Buck: Star Stories
21 min

Designed for presentation in domes and planetariums, this 21-minute XR work brings to life four star stories, gathered and told by renowned Ininew (Cree) astronomer/star knowledge expert and author Wilfred Buck. From the practical to the poetic, these “tellings” of the Northern night sky provide guidance on navigation, the earth’s cycles, and how to live a good life with future generations in mind. Wilfred Buck’s Star Stories offers a rarely heard perspective on astronomy and cosmology. Marvel at immersive night sky cinematography, cosmos CGI, and beautiful macro cinematography of meteorites set to a transporting soundtrack in this expansive yet intimate experience that combines the wonder of the universe with the warmth of listening to a wise Elder whose teachings can help us understand that the stars are in fact our oldest relatives.

Stories Woven in Light is co-presented with Signals and IM4 Media Lab.

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