ReFrame Film Festival

Nibi Dibaajimowinan / Water Stories Film Program

Expired March 28, 2021 3:30 AM
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4 films in package
Gichitwaa Nibi - Sacred Water (Water Teaching with Elder Dorothy Taylor)
An Elder and a water activist, Dorothy Taylor shares Sacred Water Teachings that call for action to bring balance to the world.
Sing Them Home
Dancing the past and future waterways of salmon migration in Michi Saagiig territory.
Cottagers and Indians
James Whetung is claiming his Indigenous right to cultivate wild rice on Ontario's Pigeon Lake, but local homeowners are furious about large-scale changes in the waterways.
Nibi Dibaajimowinan Panel Discussion
A pre-recorded panel discussion moderated by Jenn Cole featuring Anne Taylor and Drew Hayden Taylor from Curve Lake and curator Cara Mumford.

Elder's Gathering Short Film Program


Three films connected to the waters of the Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg territory. From teachings of Sacred Water to the Food that Grows on the Water (Manoomin), these films explore the past, present and future of these waters.


(73 minutes + panel discussion)


A pre-recorded panel discussion moderated by Jenn Cole featuring Anne Taylor and Drew Hayden Taylor from Curve Lake and curator Cara Mumford.

Curve Lake Elder Dorothy Taylor is a Water Walker and founder of Nogojiwanong’s Sacred Water Circle. As an Elder and a water activist, Dorothy shares Sacred Water Teachings that call for action to bring balance to the world.  This balance rests in the health and well being of Gichitwaa Nibi - Sacred Water.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    15 minutes
  • Country
    Canada
  • Director
    Sacred Water Circle
  • Cinematographer
    Johan Hallberg-Campbell, Anne-Marie Jackson
  • Editor
    Anne-Marie Jackson
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