2017 Dawson City Film Festival Film Fest program | Page 20

SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 4 PM
@ DANOJA ZHO CULTURAL CENTRE, Front and York Streets
FOUR FACES OF THE MOON
Amanda Strong, BC, 12m, animation
An animated short told in four chapters, exploring the reclamation
of language and Nationhood and peeling back the layers of
Canada’s colonial history. This is a personal story told through the
eyes of director and writer Amanda Strong, as she connects the oral
and written history of her family as well as the history of the Metis,
Cree and Anishnaabe People and their cultural link to the buffalo.
THE RE-NAMING OF PKOLS
Steven Davies, BC, 4m, documentary
In May 2013, the WSÁNEC´ and Lekwungen Nations led a march
to rename a sacred mountain in their territory, honouring their
ancestors and history.
APIKIWIYAK
Shane Belcourt, 13m, Ontario, drama
Violence against Indigenous women is something we’d all like to
sweep under the rug … both in mainstream Canadian society and
within Indigenous families ourselves. It’s occurred for hundreds of
years and is now ever present, and it is brutal and disgusting.
THE EDIBLE INDIAN
Cass Gardiner, Ontario, 18m, documentary
The Edible Indian is a short glimpse into the long history of food and
it’s role on indigenous identity. Director Cass Gardiner (Algonquin/
Anishinabe) weaves the memories, rights of passage, and spirituality
of three First Nation’s chefs as they cook. While re-creating their
favorite meal, each chef paints a portrait of how what ends up on
the plate tells a story of where they came from, who they are, and
where First Nation’s people are headed in the 21st century.
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