Elder's Gathering Short Film Program
Kobade*
Short films by women and two spirit filmmakers exploring Indigenous identity and relationships across generations.
(47 minutes + panel discussion)
Curated by Cara Mumford, Marrie Mumford, Jenn Cole
*Leanne Simpson writes: “The idea of my arms embracing my grandchildren and their arms embracing their grandchildren is communicated in the Nishnaabeg word, kobade. According to Elder Edna Manitowabi, kobade is a word we use to refer to our great grandparents and our great grandchildren. It means a link in a chain – a link in the chain between generations, between nations, between states of being, between individuals. I am a link in a chain. We are all links in a chain.” I Am Not A Nation State. Unsettling America: Decolonization in Theory & Practice, 2013.
The screening is followed by a pre-recorded panel discussion moderated by Jenn Cole with Dawn Lavell-Harvard (Director, First Peoples House of Learning, Trent), Cara Mumford (curator), and student filmmakers Kayleigh Higgins and Olivia Mater.
Dawn Lavell-Harvard's portion of this panel was recorded separately due to technical issues. The film shown during the panel is a teaser of the upcoming film, Until Our Hearts Are On the Ground by Dawn Lavell-Harvard. Also, referenced in this portion of the panel is a photography project by Trent students called Breaking Down Stereotypes: https://www.trentu.ca/fphl/cultural-support/breaking-down-stereotypes
A Cree filmmaker and her white partner document their pregnancy and journey to parenthood.
From the search for an Indigenous donor and midwife to their concerns about raising a child as an interracial queer couple, the joy of having a child together gives them the courage to overcome any obstacle.
- Year2020
- Runtime11 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Cree
- CountryCanada
- DirectorTheola Ross
- ProducerAlex Bailey
- CinematographerAlexandre Nour Desjardins
- EditorLucius Dechausay
- Sound DesignAnthony Wallace
Elder's Gathering Short Film Program
Kobade*
Short films by women and two spirit filmmakers exploring Indigenous identity and relationships across generations.
(47 minutes + panel discussion)
Curated by Cara Mumford, Marrie Mumford, Jenn Cole
*Leanne Simpson writes: “The idea of my arms embracing my grandchildren and their arms embracing their grandchildren is communicated in the Nishnaabeg word, kobade. According to Elder Edna Manitowabi, kobade is a word we use to refer to our great grandparents and our great grandchildren. It means a link in a chain – a link in the chain between generations, between nations, between states of being, between individuals. I am a link in a chain. We are all links in a chain.” I Am Not A Nation State. Unsettling America: Decolonization in Theory & Practice, 2013.
The screening is followed by a pre-recorded panel discussion moderated by Jenn Cole with Dawn Lavell-Harvard (Director, First Peoples House of Learning, Trent), Cara Mumford (curator), and student filmmakers Kayleigh Higgins and Olivia Mater.
Dawn Lavell-Harvard's portion of this panel was recorded separately due to technical issues. The film shown during the panel is a teaser of the upcoming film, Until Our Hearts Are On the Ground by Dawn Lavell-Harvard. Also, referenced in this portion of the panel is a photography project by Trent students called Breaking Down Stereotypes: https://www.trentu.ca/fphl/cultural-support/breaking-down-stereotypes
A Cree filmmaker and her white partner document their pregnancy and journey to parenthood.
From the search for an Indigenous donor and midwife to their concerns about raising a child as an interracial queer couple, the joy of having a child together gives them the courage to overcome any obstacle.
- Year2020
- Runtime11 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Cree
- CountryCanada
- DirectorTheola Ross
- ProducerAlex Bailey
- CinematographerAlexandre Nour Desjardins
- EditorLucius Dechausay
- Sound DesignAnthony Wallace