Christien Chubak – We Must Be Dreaming

Title of documentary: We Must Be Dreaming Director: David Bert Joris DhertYear: 2018Length(duration): 1:00:35Keywords: (At least 5, separated by ;). Indigenous; sports; brazil; international; rights; football, fifa Link to watch the film: https://boap.uib.no/index.php/jaf/article/view/1494/1318 The tourists will get to know a Brazil that honours it’s cultures and traditions, a Brazil that preserves its immense heritage ofContinue reading “Christien Chubak – We Must Be Dreaming”

Megan Houghton – Three Thousand Review

Title of Documentary: Three Thousand Director: Asinnajaq Year: 2017 Length: 14 minutes Keywords: Indigenous Resurgence; Inuktitut; Resilience; Reclaiming the Narrative; Indigenous Art; Inuit Cinema; Visual Sovereignty; Colonial Impact; Reciprocity; Female Filmmaker; Animation; Archival Video Links to Watch the Film: https://www.nfb.ca/film/three-thousand/  https://gem.cbc.ca/media/media/canadian-reflections/episode-187/38e815a-01051a90ffd Three Thousand is a 14-minute film created in 2017 by Inuk artist, Asinnajaq. ThreeContinue reading “Megan Houghton – Three Thousand Review”

Alina Tork – Lowland Kids Review: the Last Teens on a Vanishing Island

Title of documentary: Lowland Kids Director: Sandra Winther Year: 2019 Length: 22 minutes Keywords: Loss; Climate change; Family; Indigenous; Siblings; Home; Adolescence; Resilience Link to watch the movie: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/05/08/lowland-kids/ “What are you gonna miss about this place?” Juliette asks her brother, as dusk illuminates their figures running across the wetland. “Everything, man”, Howard answers solemnly.Continue reading “Alina Tork – Lowland Kids Review: the Last Teens on a Vanishing Island”

Emma Courtney – Birth of a Family Review

Birth of a Family (2017) (Canada, 45 min.) Dir. Tasha Hubbard Keywords: Sixties Scoop; Indigenous; Adoption; Family; Connection Film can be found here: https://www.nfb.ca/film/birth_of_a_family/ Film reviewed by Emma Courtney Review: Birth of a Family        Like most of Canada’s history of injustices against Indigenous peoples, the Sixties Scoop is an event which had and hasContinue reading “Emma Courtney – Birth of a Family Review”