North Dakota Human Rights Film and Arts Festival

Rahyne

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Recognizing that the economic disparities resulting from privilege and exacerbated by the pandemic are a barrier to engagement, the North Dakota Human Rights Film and Arts Festival has completely removed financial barriers to engaging with the festival. As a result, access to the festival's programming is free and accessible to all. As your individual situation allows, you are welcome to donate to the festival to help support our work.


Films are available to screen from midnight, Sunday, November 6, through midnight, Sunday, December 11.


Films in the North Dakota Human Rights Film and Arts Festival have not been rated for adult content and may include violence, nudity, language, and adult situations. Viewer discretion is advised.

RAHYNE is a short animated film done in the style of motion comic. It follows a young Afro-Indigenous (Bajan and Mohawk), non-binary youth who turns to the water to guide them through the turmoil highlighted by the pandemic, political unrest, and trauma experienced by Black and Indigenous peoples.


RAHYNE is an animated film by OddSide Arts Collective's Queen Kukoyi and Nico Taylor in partnership with filmmaker Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore of The Aunties Dandelion as a part of Earthseeds: Space of the Living, the Inaugural Toronto Waterfront Artist Residency. Developed with the support of the Waterfront BIA, Waterfront Toronto, and Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 2021.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    12 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Canada
  • Director
    Paulette Moore, Nicole T. Taylor, Queen Kukoyi