Birth of Form (Kuumba Umbo) | Folklore for a Future (Ages 8+)

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This block highlights folklore from cultures around the world, and centers storytelling to emphasize how shared creation stories, heritage, and tradition carry through into the lives we live today and bring us into community.

This program will also screen in person at NWFF on Saturday, Feb. 11 at noon! VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person) Festival Passes are available.

⚠️ Please note: NWFF patrons will be required to wear masks that cover both nose and mouth while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them. We are not currently checking vaccination cards. Read full COVID policies here.

The birth of form is the birth of the world. From our early childhood to our last breath, we humans learn about the world around us and try to find our place in it.

One African mask speaks volumes about its own transformational origins, and the culture and heritage that produced it.

Year
2022
Runtime
7 minutes
Language
nonverbal
Country
Belgium, United States
Premiere
West Coast
Note
CW: Mild nudity, weaponry, mild blood, implied animal death

Director
Ekaterina Ogorodnikova

6 films in package

Arctic Song

"Arctic Song" is a short film of Inuit creation stories expressed through song and animation, based on the original artwork of Inuit artist, storyteller and co-director Germaine Arnattaujuq (Arnaktauyok).

Vojarinka

With no instrumental accompaniment, traditional dances and games of renewal are led by a "vojarinka," a female soloist, in the Slovenian town of Metlika. Today this is known as “Metliško obredje.”

Birth of Form (Kuumba Umbo)

One African mask speaks volumes about its own transformational origins, and the culture and heritage that produced it.

The Guardian Lion and Budaixi

For the longest time, the Guardian Lions and the gate gods of Fushun Temple have taken turns standing guard at the temple gates. Every year during the Lantern Festival, there is a lot of excitement in front of the temple—a fierce battle is enacted by the Guardian Lions in a Budaixi puppet show, but on this particular night, not a single person is watching.

Luisa and the Feathered Snake (Louise et la legende du Serpent à plumes)

Luisa, 9 years old, has just moved to Mexico City. When Keza, her beloved lizard, escapes in the streets of the city, Louise goes looking for him and meets Arturo. Together with the wrestler Diego, the two children will pursue Keza and allow him to be reincarnated as the Mexican god, Quetzalcoatl.

Our Lady Lupe

When 10-year-old Chico’s grandmother uses Lotería to teach him a lesson about tradition and family, he embarks on an adventure to find a way to make up for his selfish behavior. Along the way he meets a mechanic named Lupe, who may or may not be Our Lady of Guadalupe.

This block highlights folklore from cultures around the world, and centers storytelling to emphasize how shared creation stories, heritage, and tradition carry through into the lives we live today and bring us into community.

This program will also screen in person at NWFF on Saturday, Feb. 11 at noon! VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person) Festival Passes are available.

⚠️ Please note: NWFF patrons will be required to wear masks that cover both nose and mouth while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them. We are not currently checking vaccination cards. Read full COVID policies here.

The birth of form is the birth of the world. From our early childhood to our last breath, we humans learn about the world around us and try to find our place in it.

One African mask speaks volumes about its own transformational origins, and the culture and heritage that produced it.

Year
2022
Runtime
7 minutes
Language
nonverbal
Country
Belgium, United States
Premiere
West Coast
Note
CW: Mild nudity, weaponry, mild blood, implied animal death

Director
Ekaterina Ogorodnikova