2026 Social Justice Film Festival

Film Block Theme: Indigenous Stories/Native Songs

Expired April 26, 2026 6:45 AM
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4 films in package
First Nations: Finding the Chickasaw
The extraordinary discovery of pre-American War of Independence documents relating to the Chickasaw Nation in the great libraries of the United Kingdom has uncovered a treasure trove of previously unseen material.
Oceanbone
Stolen ancestors lie in museum vaults, waiting to return home. "Oceanbone" is a poetic reckoning with history, confronting the colonial theft of Indigenous remains and the urgent fight to bring them back.
Lamentation at the Liesbeek
At Cape Town’s Liesbeek River, Indigenous and local artists organize a protest addressing exploitation, employing ritual, movement, and testimony to transform grief into advocacy while paying respect to the land and ancestral heritage.
War For The Woods
Three decades after protests began on Vancouver Island, efforts to protect old-growth forests persist. "War for the Woods" follows new activists, with Indigenous journalist Stephanie Kwetásel’wet Wood covering rights and environmental issues from North Vancouver.
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Four stories of Indigenous arts and activism: a sonic grief ritual at the river Liesbeck in South Africa, a reclamation of ancestors from colonial museums, uncovered documents from the British Library, and speaking for the old growth in British Columbia.

Three decades after protests began on Vancouver Island, efforts to protect old-growth forests persist. "War for the Woods" follows new activists, with Indigenous journalist Stephanie Kwetásel’wet Wood covering rights and environmental issues from North Vancouver.

  • Runtime
    44:00
  • Country
    Canada
  • Director
    Sean Stiller, Geoff Morrison
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