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.
The VeRONAka movie is a 10-minute comedy/drama with a documentary twist. The film is a fictionalized version of the true story of our clan mothers giving COVID-19 a Mohawk name so that we can respect the illness, understand why it is here and then invite it to leave.
The main character - VeRONAka - is unleashed by the upheaval in the world and is terrorizing her community.
But she didn't count on the power of the Mohawk Aunties.
The film also features an audio interview with Wa’kerakátste Louise McDonald, the Mohawk Bear Clan Mother from Akwesasne Mohawk territory, who named the virus.
Created with an all-Indigenous principal cast and crew on Rotinonhson:ni Territory, VeRONAka is a timely movie and one that will help all of us transform the fear and the chaos in the world. It's also funny.
- Year2020
- Runtime11 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- DirectorKahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore
- ProducerDr. Karenna'onwe Karen Hill
- CinematographerJames Leigh Kinistino
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.
The VeRONAka movie is a 10-minute comedy/drama with a documentary twist. The film is a fictionalized version of the true story of our clan mothers giving COVID-19 a Mohawk name so that we can respect the illness, understand why it is here and then invite it to leave.
The main character - VeRONAka - is unleashed by the upheaval in the world and is terrorizing her community.
But she didn't count on the power of the Mohawk Aunties.
The film also features an audio interview with Wa’kerakátste Louise McDonald, the Mohawk Bear Clan Mother from Akwesasne Mohawk territory, who named the virus.
Created with an all-Indigenous principal cast and crew on Rotinonhson:ni Territory, VeRONAka is a timely movie and one that will help all of us transform the fear and the chaos in the world. It's also funny.
- Year2020
- Runtime11 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- DirectorKahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore
- ProducerDr. Karenna'onwe Karen Hill
- CinematographerJames Leigh Kinistino