This special retrospective brings together the powerfully eclectic works of Cree filmmaker Jules Koostachin for the first time. Through her singular cinematic lens, Koostachin weaves together themes of family, ceremony, and spirit while demonstrating a mastery of different film genres, including personal documentary, experimental film, reality TV, and culturally inspired fantasy.
Dr. Jules Koostachin is an award-winning filmmaker who successfully completed her PhD with the Institute of Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia. Born in Moose Factory Ontario, Jules was raised by her Cree speaking grandparents in Moosonee, and also with her mother in Ottawa, a warrior of the Canadian Residential school system. Jules is a band member of Attawapiskat First Nation, the ancestral lands of the MoshKeKo InNiNeWak. Her research MooNaHaTihKaaSiWew: Unearthing Spirit was focused on Indigenous documentary and positionality (relationship to stories). Through Jules’ arts practice, she involves the use of film, photography, documentary, creative writing and installation. Her practice is deeply influenced by her Ancestral ties to the MoshKeKo AsKi. InNiNiNeWak teachings in the form of story, is an integral way to ensure our Ancestors voices are remembered and heard for generations to come.
PART TWO, kîsohpikiwin (adulthood)
- OshKiKiShiKaw (2019)
- NiiPii (2012)
- APishKweShiMon (2017)
- KayaMenta (2020)
- Without Words (2015)
- Ochiskawacho (2018)
Curated by Dr Tyson Stewart: Tyson Stewart is an Anishinaabe (Temagami) film and media scholar and artist who teaches Indigenous cultural expression and representation in the department of Indigenous Studies at Nipissing University.
Sponsored by Vtape and Nipissing University.
Without Words speaks to the collective experience of trauma and hope regardless of cultural identity. It is a story about two survivors, one of the Holocaust and the other a survivor of the Canadian Residential school system who cross paths at a city park in Northern Ontario. Their stories of resilience, survival and hope interweave sparking the journey of healing to commence.
- Year2015
- Runtime16:30
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- ProducerSharon Bowes
- FilmmakerJules Koostachin
- CastPinchas Gutter, Rita Okimawininew
This special retrospective brings together the powerfully eclectic works of Cree filmmaker Jules Koostachin for the first time. Through her singular cinematic lens, Koostachin weaves together themes of family, ceremony, and spirit while demonstrating a mastery of different film genres, including personal documentary, experimental film, reality TV, and culturally inspired fantasy.
Dr. Jules Koostachin is an award-winning filmmaker who successfully completed her PhD with the Institute of Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia. Born in Moose Factory Ontario, Jules was raised by her Cree speaking grandparents in Moosonee, and also with her mother in Ottawa, a warrior of the Canadian Residential school system. Jules is a band member of Attawapiskat First Nation, the ancestral lands of the MoshKeKo InNiNeWak. Her research MooNaHaTihKaaSiWew: Unearthing Spirit was focused on Indigenous documentary and positionality (relationship to stories). Through Jules’ arts practice, she involves the use of film, photography, documentary, creative writing and installation. Her practice is deeply influenced by her Ancestral ties to the MoshKeKo AsKi. InNiNiNeWak teachings in the form of story, is an integral way to ensure our Ancestors voices are remembered and heard for generations to come.
PART TWO, kîsohpikiwin (adulthood)
- OshKiKiShiKaw (2019)
- NiiPii (2012)
- APishKweShiMon (2017)
- KayaMenta (2020)
- Without Words (2015)
- Ochiskawacho (2018)
Curated by Dr Tyson Stewart: Tyson Stewart is an Anishinaabe (Temagami) film and media scholar and artist who teaches Indigenous cultural expression and representation in the department of Indigenous Studies at Nipissing University.
Sponsored by Vtape and Nipissing University.
Without Words speaks to the collective experience of trauma and hope regardless of cultural identity. It is a story about two survivors, one of the Holocaust and the other a survivor of the Canadian Residential school system who cross paths at a city park in Northern Ontario. Their stories of resilience, survival and hope interweave sparking the journey of healing to commence.
- Year2015
- Runtime16:30
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- ProducerSharon Bowes
- FilmmakerJules Koostachin
- CastPinchas Gutter, Rita Okimawininew