Indigenous Experience

Film images (top to bottom): The Amautalik, Eagle Boy, Traditional Healing

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Jan 30 - Jan 31, 2015

67 min

Co-presented with Longhouse Media!

Explore the joys and challenges of Native youth in this collection of award-winning documentaries and animated films. Soar with an eagle boy in Norway, meet a deaf boy who listens to his inner voice, band together with a pack of dogs, dance a forest back to life and outwit the wily Amautalik!

 

Traditional Healing

(Raymond Caplin, Canada, animation, 2014, 2:24 min) Nonverbal.

A young woman dances in a devastated forest. Then a miracle occurs.

 

The Amautalik

(Neil Christopher, Canada, animation, 2014, 6:49 min) In English.

A neglected orphan and a kind little girl encounter one of the most dangerous land spirits from Inuit folktales: the Amautalik.

 

The Orphan and the Polar Bear

(Neil Christopher, Canada, animation, 2013, 8:47 min) In English.

A mistreated young orphan is adopted by a polar bear elder who teaches him the skills he will need to survive on the Arctic tundra.

 

Erik and the Mystery Pack

(Erik Papatie, Canada, live action, 2014, 7 min) In French with English subtitles.

A dog’s spirit helps his former owner find a new friend.

 

The Hearing

(Russell Ratt-Brascoupe, Canada, live action, 2014, 4:14 min) In English.

Russell lost his hearing at the age of 13. He copes well, but there is a statement he would like to hear above all others.

 

Eagle Boy

(Gry Elisabeth Mortensen, Norway, live action, 2013, 26 min) In English and Norwegian, with English subtitles.

This documentary follows the journey of an intrepid Native boy who moves from Montana to Norway.

 

Hummingbird (Huitzilopochtli)
(Tracy Rector/Longhouse Media, USA
2013, live action  4 min
One Aztec family displays their ancestral knowledge and love through dance as a prayer for the local Coast Salish people and their art.

"O"
(SuperFly 2013, Group 5, Longhouse Media, USA, 2013, live action, 3 min) 
A poetic visual exploration of the Snoqualmie Tribal lands.

The Voice of Snoqualmie Falls
(SuperFly 2014 - Group 1, Longhouse Media, USA, 2014, live action, 5 min)
The Snoqualmie Falls is still a place of healing and clarity for the Snoqualmie Tribe who recognize the water as sacred.

 

For ages 9+

 

Notes to parents and kids: Other films that celebrate the Indigenous experience in North America in our 2015 festival include Shana: The Wolf’s Music (feature), A Place in the Middle (Kid Powered), Eddie (Abracadabra), Wolf Dog Tales (Fabulous Fables), Hiawatha (Fabulous Fables), and Inside Oneself (Shivers and Scares).

 

Trailers:

The Amautalik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIq7DbEbCDU

The Orphan and the Polar Bear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlhcSQJZ2n8

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