First Peoples, First Screens 2 is the second instalment of a special Cinema Politica program that showcases Indigenous socially-engaged filmmaking from across Turtle Island, with a focus on the country known as Canada.
Launched in February 2019 as a follow up to the 2016 program, this dynamic offering of animation, experimental, fiction and documentary works is divided into four thematic clusters and was curated by Jess Murwin (Mi’Kmaq), Conor McNally (Métis) and Ezra Winton.
All 20 films are circulating throughout the CP Network.
Stay tuned for upcoming screenings!
An exploration of what it means to balance a movement with motherhood and how activist legacies are passed down from generation to generation.
A deeply personal animated film about the infamous 60s scoop.
An exploration of Canada's failures with regards to the respect of the ancestral rights of Indigenous communities.
One of the last fluent Nakota speakers in Pheasant Rump First Nation is commited to revitalizing his language and culture for future generations.
An urgent reflection on indigenous sovereignty, the undead violence of museum archives, and post-mortem justice through the case of the “Kennewick Man”.
On Demand
On Demand
Two Inuk youth raised in southern Canada explore the complexities of identity and belonging.
![Still from Sgaawaay K'uuna [Edge of the Knife]](https://www.cinemapolitica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/EdgeOfTheKnife1.jpg)
A stunning cinematic achievement and a spellbinding tale of pride, tragedy, and remorse set in Haida Gwaii in Canada’s Pacific Northwest in the 1800s.
A short, educational docu-drama about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) of Canada and the Red Dress Project.
An attempt to inspire the young generation to care about our lands and culture that also raises awareness about the ravages of uranium mining.
A trans Anishinaabe man meets a young Anishinaabe woman who pushes both of them to reconnect with their Indigenous culture.
In the 1960’s, the Kwadacha First Nation were flooded out of their territory by one of the largest dams in the world. It’s time for them to tell their story.
On Demand
On Demand
A heartbreaking and shocking story of involuntary displacement, one that is all too common for Inuit across the Arctic.
A poetic reflection on the past and present of Innu-Assit.
At the Canadian National Spelling Bee, speller Darryl Nepinak stumbles upon a familiar word.
An exploration of the meaning of the concept of housing, and it’s constant companion homelessness, in the Inuit communities in Canada's North..
A filmmaker and poet journey to Winnipeg's North End, dispelling many of their preconceptions of the people who call the place home.
