Bring a blanket and the whole family for two nights of inspiring mixed film programs under the stars! 

Films include: Stories Are In Our Bones, Our Maternal Home, and Slides on the Mountain. 

SLIDES ON THE MOUNTAIN
(2023, Canada, 30 min)
Filmmaker: Seth Gillis, Aline Mayerhoffer, Sandy Ward
Advisory: Coarse language    

Two young brothers from the Lil'wat Nation set out to ski the sacred mountain they were raised beneath, pushing both themselves and their culture to evolve.

STORIES ARE IN OUR B0NES 
(2019, Canada, 11 min)
Filmmaker: Janine Windolph

Stories Are in Our Bones, filmmaker Janine Windolph takes her young sons Corwyn and Dawlari fishing with their kokum (grandmother) in northern Treaty 6 territory. The act of reconnecting with their homeland is a cultural and familial healing journey for the boys, who are growing up in the city. It’s also a powerful form of resistance for the women.

OUR MATERNAL HOME
(2023, Canada, 27 min)
Filmmaker: Janine Windolph

Our Maternal Home lovingly establishes a heart-centered form of resistance to confront and heal from the impacts of cultural disconnection, making space for what comes next. In her latest offering Windolph once again cultivates sacred connections, just as she did in her 2019 short documentary.

These films speak to each other as story bundles, building upon a foundation of Traditional Teachings and rediscovery. Windolph’s works invite a holistic understanding of lineage and Ancestral knowledge, blended between worlds and across generations, like medicine bound by the sinew of kinship.