A 91 minute program of 6 films directed by Indigenous filmmakers, featuring titles from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival shorts program and from alumni of Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Program.
The Headhunter’s Daughter Director and Screenwriter: Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan - Ífugão, Visayan | Philippines | Leaving her family behind, Lynn traverses the harrowing roads of the Cordilleran highlands to try her luck in the city as a country singer.
Kicking the Clouds Director: Sky Hopinka - Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians | USA Centered on a 50 year old cassette tape of a Pechanga language lesson between the director’s grandmother and great-grandmother, and contextualized by an interview with his mother in his Pacific NW hometown.
Long Line of Ladies Director: Rayka Zehtabchi, Shaandiin Tome - Diné, | USA A girl and her community prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming of age ceremony of the Karuk and Yurok tribes of Northern California.
Maidenhood Director: Xochitl Enriquez Mendoza - Zapoteca, Screenwriters: Xochitl Enriquez Mendoza | Mexico Catalina submits to the tradition of her people to demonstrate her purity and worth as a woman to her beloved, but her body betrays her and she fails to demonstrate her chastity.
The Original Shareholder Experience Director: Petyr Xyst - Roadrunner clan in the Pueblo of Laguna | USA An Indigenous telepresenter nearing the top of her class must contend with her career prospects and her moral credibility as she's asked to sell a genocidal product on live television.
Udeyonv (What They’ve Been Taught) Director: Brit Hensel - Cherokee Nation, Producers: Taylor Hensel, Adam Mazo, Kavi Pillay, Tracy Rector | USA This film explores expressions of reciprocity in the Cherokee world, brought to life through a story told by an elder and first language speaker.