2026 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival

Short Film Program: Holding Out for the Future

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The Navajo Nation's language revitalization efforts, and a father's reflection on childhood innocence coexisting in a world threatened by human cruelty and climate change. Each generation holds a responsibility to build a strong foundation for the next generation. Dire times can lead us to take action where we can to make sure we are setting our children up for a better future.


These shorts programs may differentiate from the shorts programs presented at our in-person festival screenings due to the various geoblocking restraints on each film.


An Amazon ethnocide is justified by war in Ukraine. The filmmaker leaves the screen and meets his 3-year-old son who marvels at the flowers growing in the garden.



José Cardoso is a filmmaker who creates fiction films, stop motion animation, and documentaries, constantly questioning what reality is and revolving around surrealism, consciousness, and anti-colonialism.



  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    30 minutes
  • Language
    English, Spanish, Tupí, Portuguese, Vietnamese
  • Country
    Ecuador
  • Premiere
    Ontario Premiere
  • Genre
    Short, Documentary
  • Content Warning
    Self-Immolation
  • Director
    José Cardoso (Mestizo Kañari)
  • Screenwriter
    José Cardoso (Mestizo Kañari)
  • Producer
    Adrian Van Wyk (South African, Khoi descent)
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