Centerpiece: Native Stories

Stories that blend the past, present, and future to take a look at the varied lives of young Native and Indigenous people as they live them today.

shorts in this program:

Akababuru: Expression of Astonishment

Colombia | East Coast Premiere
Live Action, Irati Dojura Landa Yagarí (Emberá Chamí), 2025, 14 min.
in Emberá Chamí; with English subtitles

Cleaning’s a Cakewalk

United States | New York City Premiere
Live Action, Ryan Begay (Diné), 2024, 20 min.
in Navajo; with English subtitles

Pow!

United States
Animation, Joey Clift (Cowlitz), 2025, 8 min.
in English

Legend of Fry-Roti: Rise of the Dough

United States | New York Premiere
Live Action, Sabrina Saleha (Navajo, Bengali), 2025, 9 min.
in English; in Navajo; with English subtitles

Evening Escapades

Canada | New York Premiere
Animation, Darcy Tara McDiarmid & Chantal Rousseau (Hän, Northern Tutchone), 2024, 4 min.
in English

Finding Light in the Dark: a Coming of Age Story

Canada | World Premiere
Documentary, Live Action, Haylie Jerome (Anishnaabe), 2024, 4 min.
in English

Freddy

Canada
Animation, Brad Mestenapéo (Innu), 2023, 3 min.
no dialogue

Ni Wapiten

Canada | New York Premiere
Documentary, Live Action, Noémie Echaquan & Julie Ottawa (Atikamekw), 2023, 3 min.
in Atikamekw; with English subtitles

Tentsítewahkwe (We Pick It Up Again)

United States
Documentary, Live Action, Katsitsionni Fox (Akwesasne), 2024, 17 min.
in Kanienkéha (Mohawk); with English subtitles

Tule

United States | US Premiere
Animation, Jocelyn Garcia (Pomo, Mexican American), 2024, 4 min.
in English

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Shorts 85 min. | Recommended ages: 8+

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