Portland Film Festival 2021

Indigenous Voices - Shorts Block

Expired November 9, 2021 7:45 AM
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8 films in package
River of Small Gods
On the brink of eviction, a Hawaiian woman takes a job from a mysterious sculptor to retrieve stones from a riverbed deep in the forests of northern O‘ahu.
Healing Land, Healing People
In Hawaiian culture, each person has the kuleana (responsibility) to malama (care for) ʻāina (land). As Covid-19 brought Maui County's tourism industry to a halt and many faced the hardships of unemployment, more than 70 residents experienced a unique opportunity to engage in nature-based restoration projects and reinvigorated deep and meaningful connections to the ʻāina, and their own sense of purpose.
Gift of a Garden
Gardens can give us so much. Not just plants, but wisdom too.
The Unforgotten
From confederation, when colonial health policies were overt and deemed acceptable, to the present day where intolerance persists as culture and race-based bias in care, The Unforgotten explores the history of Canadian healthcare through an Indigenous lens.
Nisqually Moving Forward
Legendary tribal leader Billy Frank, Jr., dedicated his life to fishing and land rights in the Pacific Northwest. His son, Nisqually Chairman Willie Frank III shares a vision for a path forward during time spent on the river.
WITNESS
Native artists and historians explore the unique role trade blankets play in their families and communities.
Burros
A young Indigenous girl discovers a Hispanic migrant her age who has been separated from her father in the beautiful but dangerous Sonoran desert.
First Time Home
When they learn their grandfather has become gravely ill, four cousins travel from their Indigenous Triqui immigrant community in California to their ancestral village in southern Mexico to meet their relatives for the first time.
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Sam Potter shares the stories and culture that come to life through the crops in his back yard: "Gift of a Garden is a simple story about learning to keep my garden, but it digs deeper than that, sharing some of the culture and the history that surrounds me."

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    4 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Rating
    R
  • Director
    Sam Potter
  • Screenwriter
    Sam Potter
  • Producer
    Sam Potter, Gabor Harrach
  • Executive Producer
    Chris Jones, Meredith Ruskin, Felipe Ambra
  • Cast
    Sam Potter, Peleke
  • Music
    Micah Kamohoali'i