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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Beneath the veneer of respectability lies a dark history that has largely remained untold; that in Canada health service has been used as a tool to buttress racist stereotypes, and subjugate and assimilate Indigenous peoples. In five interlocking chapters, The Unforgotten explores Canadian healthcare through the shared experience of Inuit, Metis and First Nations people.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    36 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Canada
  • Rating
    R
  • Note
    The Unforgotten is led by visuals and poetry, and cradled by a moving sound palate that features many of Canada’s most accomplished Indigenous musicians.
  • Director
    Christopher Paetkau
  • Screenwriter
    Ewan Affleck, Christopher Paetkau, Stephen Gladue, Chloe Ross-Rogerson, Adam Gualtieri
  • Producer
    Chloe Ross-Rogerson, Christopher Paetkau
  • Executive Producer
    Ewan Affleck
  • Cast
    Christopher Paetkau
  • Cinematographer
    Christopher Paetkau, Adam Gualtieri
  • Editor
    Adam Gualtieri
  • Animator
    Stephen Gladue, Catherine Vu, Adam Gualtieri
  • Sound Design
    Adam Gualtieri, Leela Gilday
  • Music
    Leela Gilday