Before “Ceremony” becomes a film about loss, it first teaches us how to listen. We hear rushing water, birds, Nuxalk…
Browsing: Indigenous peoples
I knew about Canada’s residential schools, but I’ll admit I knew much less about the Sixties Scoop before watching “Meadowlarks.”…
Set in 1970s Aotearoa, “Holy Days,” follows a trio of nuns as they embark on a road trip to rescue…
Darlene Naponse’s latest film “Aki” opens with a quiet confidence that feels almost radical. No narration, no on-screen text telling…
As my coverage of this year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival drew to a close, I set my sights on…
As a vibrant celebration of independent filmmaking in the Philippines, the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival showcases a diverse range…
This is a repost of our 2023 review of “Fancy Dance” as the film near a theatrical release. The film…
At a time when the world was in the middle of the global pandemic, the world had to make do…
This is a spoiler-free article about Erica Tremblay’s “Fancy Dance.” You can read our review here, previously covered at Sundance. …
With this year’s imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, the spotlight is again on the Indigenous talents both in front…