2012 11:08 min. While working on Stories of Mistassini, Janine takes collaborating filmmaker Ann Verrall to visit her father and her ancestors. As an artist, Janine looks to the wisdom of her elders, the people and the land for inspiration on forming her identity. Stories of Mistassini: stories from the big rock is a collection…
2011 25:11 min. produced and directed by Culture Synk* artist collective in collaboration with youth participants “we should start a movement from reserve to reserve” Desmond Merasty Sandy Bay in Motion is a fresh, intimate look at the struggles and joys for youth in this isolated northern Saskatchewan First Nations community. This film was created…
2011 15 min. 2011 Upper Big Tracadie is a small rural African Nova Scotia community. For five days in the summer the children that call UBT “down home” collaborated with media artists to create a video that explores their community past, present and future. The children go on a hunt to find an abandoned playground…
16:12 min. 2011 Over 2 weeks at the We’koqom’a Mi’kmaw School in Waycobah First Nation Cape Breton, a collaborative video project was done with the multi-media students exploring the impact school (past and present) has had on their language and culture? “Do you speak my language” combines interviews with elders and students, an exploration of…
2010 This project worked with youth from the art class at Payepot School in Paipot First Nation and the Amadeus Youth Orchestra, Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Regina. Both groups worked with a piece of music composed by musician and composer Ramses Calderon. At Payepot we worked with youth to create the video Dreaming…
11:05 min 2008 In the summer before Barack Obama was elected president, youth in the rural community East Preston ask what impact has his run for the presidency had on their lives and their feelings about voting. Through music, movement and word, they make their mark. 27 youth and 9 facilitators, took part in this…
