Duluth Superior Film Festival (DSFF) and American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) have once again partnered to curate a free monthly Indigenous film series and are pleased to present the Canadian drama THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN.
TRIGGER WARNING: This film contains strong themes of domestic violence. There is no scene that shows physical violence. If you feel like this may be too difficult to watch, please join us in our Q&A after the film, at about 8:20 pm, with Jennifer Davey, Director of AICHO's Dabinoo'igan Domestic Violence Shelter.
Local expermimental short MAAMAWI by Jonathan Thunder will play before the feature film.
Filmmaker Khayman Goodsky (Bois Forte Ojibwe tribal member) will host the event and hold a post-screening discussion with Thunder and Davey, which will begin streaming directly after the feature film, at about 8:20pm.
When Áila encounters a young indigenous woman, barefoot and crying in the rain on the side of a busy street, she soon discovers that this young woman, Rosie, has just escaped a violent assault at the hands of her boyfriend. Áila decides to bring Rosie home with her and over the course of the evening, the two navigate the aftermath of this traumatic event.
Inspired by a very real and transformative moment in co-director Elle-Máijá Tailfeather's life, THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN weaves an intricately complex, while at the same time very simple, story of a chance encounter between two indigenous women with drastically different lived experiences, navigating the aftermath of domestic abuse. Ultimately, the story draws from and brings attention to the strength and resilience of Indigenous women and girls.
- Year2019
- Runtime105 minutes
- CountryCanada
- DirectorKathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
- ScreenwriterKathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
- CastViolet Nelson, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Duluth Superior Film Festival (DSFF) and American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) have once again partnered to curate a free monthly Indigenous film series and are pleased to present the Canadian drama THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN.
TRIGGER WARNING: This film contains strong themes of domestic violence. There is no scene that shows physical violence. If you feel like this may be too difficult to watch, please join us in our Q&A after the film, at about 8:20 pm, with Jennifer Davey, Director of AICHO's Dabinoo'igan Domestic Violence Shelter.
Local expermimental short MAAMAWI by Jonathan Thunder will play before the feature film.
Filmmaker Khayman Goodsky (Bois Forte Ojibwe tribal member) will host the event and hold a post-screening discussion with Thunder and Davey, which will begin streaming directly after the feature film, at about 8:20pm.
When Áila encounters a young indigenous woman, barefoot and crying in the rain on the side of a busy street, she soon discovers that this young woman, Rosie, has just escaped a violent assault at the hands of her boyfriend. Áila decides to bring Rosie home with her and over the course of the evening, the two navigate the aftermath of this traumatic event.
Inspired by a very real and transformative moment in co-director Elle-Máijá Tailfeather's life, THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN weaves an intricately complex, while at the same time very simple, story of a chance encounter between two indigenous women with drastically different lived experiences, navigating the aftermath of domestic abuse. Ultimately, the story draws from and brings attention to the strength and resilience of Indigenous women and girls.
- Year2019
- Runtime105 minutes
- CountryCanada
- DirectorKathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
- ScreenwriterKathleen Hepburn, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
- CastViolet Nelson, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers