Image+Nation

VOIX AUTOCHTONES / INDIGIQUEER

2Spirit and Indigiqueer perspectives and experiences. These proud and loud voices use both narrative and documentary strategies to share their stories, their spaces and their realities.

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Dreams of Sunlight Through Trees[COMPETITION]16 minutesThis programme includes 8 filmsVOIX AUTOCHTONES / INDIGIQUEER89 minutes

A middle aged trans man transitions at 44 and observes his changes over a year and nine months, with a looming ongoing news cycle of anti-trans legislation.

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FuReality[Indigiqueer]4 minutesThis programme includes 8 filmsVOIX AUTOCHTONES / INDIGIQUEER89 minutes

A journey into Aly’s world and his personal growth through the eyes of his new furry, Eden. Aly opens up about his next character, Lusia, who will resemble him in every way.

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Guardian of Sleep[Indigiqueer]12 minutesThis programme includes 8 filmsVOIX AUTOCHTONES / INDIGIQUEER89 minutes

Inspired by a dream and produced on an iPhone, Guardian of Sleep features an array of images, animations of petroglyph-like markings, running herds of caribou and filmed footage of the baton-twirling artist leading a parade from a forest. Illuminating Longboy’s long-standing interest in emergent technologies and their potential, not only as a tool or a medium, but also as metaphorical constructs that, in this instance, mirror the forms dreams take as inherently collagist.

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Headdress[Indigiqueer]10 minutesThis programme includes 8 filmsVOIX AUTOCHTONES / INDIGIQUEER89 minutes

A weekend at a music festival is brought to a grinding halt when Tai is confronted by a white person wearing a Native Ceremonial Headdress. He retreats into his mind where a roundtable of various versions of his identity meets to come up with the perfect thing to say.

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Last Summer[Indigiqueer]21 minutesThis programme includes 8 filmsVOIX AUTOCHTONES / INDIGIQUEER89 minutes

When Ellie receives the news that their best friend Sam is leaving for art school the next morning, it seems like their entire summer together has been ruined. With the help of their friends, not only do they experience the night of their lives, but they find courage within their hearts to make it count.

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The Sound of You Collapsing[Indigiqueer]12 minutesThis programme includes 8 filmsVOIX AUTOCHTONES / INDIGIQUEER89 minutes

An audio sensory experience that follows a sleepless Noah as they navigate a dreamscape filled with old memories of their current relationship with Connor. Someone who he cannot fix.

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Woman Dress[Indigiqueer]6 minutesThis programme includes 8 filmsVOIX AUTOCHTONES / INDIGIQUEER89 minutes

Before the European colonization, a bispitirual person called Woman Dress used to roam across the Prairies, listening and telling tales. The film includes archival footage and historical reenactments to pass along this story from the Cuthand family’s oral tradition.

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Wonderland [Indigiqueer]8 minutesThis programme includes 8 filmsVOIX AUTOCHTONES / INDIGIQUEER89 minutes

A visual poetic collage and a place of joy. Awaiting the decision from here to there