Experimental film on the ways of “Beautifully Doing” as a Diné/Kewa person in 2022. Images of clouds, processes wool, grinding corn and wrapping tea mixed with 1960 16 mm images of US public school films. Still photos & color enhanced shots to emphasize the experimental stylization. Sounds of a Diné traditional song by Shima, Pearl Sunrise, of the “Beautiful” pathways mixed with cello riffs from Randall Warren, Diné cellist. All woven together to create a Nizhóni pattern of life whilst holding on to our ways of through processes of “Nizhónígo Baa nijighaá- Beautifully Doing”.

“Nizhóní Baa nijighá- Beautifully Doing”

From the Bush to the Plate is a documentary series that will follow five urban natives journey throughout Turtle Island as they work together to decolonize their diet. The main goal of their journey is to eat like their ancestors did, while learning about traditional Indigenous knowledge and food along the way.

From the Bush to the Plate

On a fishing trip, a man struggles with a strange and menacing ocean. Will he fight against nature's forces, or submit to its power?

Just Beneath The Surface

In the heart of British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest, one Nation is reclaiming the power they held for millennia. As the impacts of colonial exploitation and mismanagement take an increasing toll on their territory, the Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation finds strength in its stories and culture, emerging as a stewardship leader in a new age of reconciliation in Canada. A powerful story of resurgence, the weight of hereditary leadership, and the responsibility they carry into the modern world told through the eyes of elder and hereditary chief Nismuutk, Ernest Mason Jr., and the new young leaders following in his footsteps.

Keepers of the Land

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Indigenous Ways of Being Shorts

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DIIFF 2024 <h1>Dreamspeakers Festival Society</h1>Registered Name:&nbsp;DREAMSPEAKERS FESTIVAL SOCIETYBusiness No:&nbsp;132950791RR0001 ﻿The Dreamspeakers Festival Society is a registered non-profit charitable status organization that produces an international film festival that celebrates the latest works by Indigenous peoples innovation in film, video, radio, and new media, presenting selections of Indigenous works from around the globe since 1993. The festival attracts and connects filmmakers, media artists, programmers, buyers, and industry professionals. The works accepted reflect the diversity of the world's Indigenous nations and illustrate the vitality and excellence of our art and culture.Beginning in 2018 The Dreamspeakers Festival Society also produces Rubaboo - Alberta’s only Aboriginal multi-disciplinary arts festival. Rubaboo is a philosophy about what sustains us; it’s about feeding the spirit, and it’s about thriving. Rubaboo features Aboriginal theatre, music, dance, art, food, family and youth events, artist workshops, cultural workshops and visual arts. Its mandate is to encourage collaborations and to develop new artistic works and present these works in progress to a broad audience both during the festival but also through full production and touring. We’re committed to giving Aboriginal artists this forum and platform to perform their art, grow as artists, contribute their work to the community, and to bring audiences of all backgrounds together to enjoy the vast artistic expressions that exist in Aboriginal culture.The Dreamspeakers Festival Society goal remains the same for the past 25 years, which is to connect in a meaningful way, to learn how to be more impactful to the needs of artists and our greater community. The activities we propose will advance our effective strategic planning for years and puts us in a better position to honour the original vision of the Dreamspeakers founders to be a resource for Aboriginal filmmakers, storytellers, artists and community. We can create more opportunities and make a better impact on arts, culture and our collective identity. And we can do it all here based in Edmonton!

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