Go “Pop -Culture” Yourself!


Thursday, July 27, 2017, 9pm @ Hanover Drive-In Theatre


Programmed by Clayton Windatt (North Bay)


(Indigenous Specific Showcase)

This showcase of short Indigenous films utilizes identity and cross-cultural politics to educate an audience on the state of current Indigenous relationships and rights. Using emotional states such as love, humour and anger, “Go “Pop-Culture” Yourself!” considers a variety of Indigenous perspectives all pushing towards higher understanding of self in relation to the land we all occupy. Clayton Windatt, working as an Indigenous independent curator, sets forth to create a project that embraces working together through Indigenous terms. “Opposition / Unity” is an exploration and evaluation of roles, identity and control exploring ways of cross-cultural experience both through independent film and large-scale multi-arts collaboration. The notion of opposition and unity represents a timely response to (re)conciliation and how Canada’s public has begun celebrating before any actual work has taken place to mend long broken relationships.

Spirit of Birth
Rebeka Tabobondung • 11:49m • 2015 • Canada • English

After a colonial legacy of silencing Indigenous women’s wisdom, a searching mother and
midwives journey to unearth traditional birth practice. They call back their ancient birthright as
life-givers, and breathe pride, identity, and tradition back to a struggling community.

Ronnie BoDean
Steven Paul Judd (Kiowa-Choctaw) • 12m • 2015 • USA • English
A larger-than-life outlaw who must shake off an epic hangover and use his street knowledge to
take on his greatest challenge yet, babysitting his neighbour’s precocious kids.

Braids
Cole Forrest • 2:26m • 2016 • Canada • English
An Aboriginal man beaten to death from the hands of racist folk from a nearby town, the next
day, his partner comes by to pick up the pieces.

Mikwendan
Lindsay Sarazin • 4:30m • 2016 • Canada • English
A girl struggling with a life of studying learns a valuable lesson
about her roots when she falls asleep.
Canada, English

She Spins
Daniel Couchie • 3m • 2016 • Canada • English
She Spins tells the story of a troubled girl who is passionate and full of life but hiding a dark side,
featuring music by Binaeshee-Quae Couchie-Nabigon.

sweet night
Jessie Short • 5m • 2016 • Canada • English
Andy is a young Métis woman living in a big city. When a friend invites Andy to accompany
her to a large city park where she introduces Andy to sweet grass, it sparks a night of surprising
exploration and self-discovery, ultimately reconnecting Andy with her Indigenous roots.

The End of the World
Clayton Windatt • 6m • 2015 • Canada • English
Depicting a world where invasion is taking place destroying a way of life. One way of life
being forced to end without identifying either the invaders or locals explores notions of Fear,
Assimilation, Environment and Chaos.

Land Of the Silver Birch…Home of the Beaver
Sara DeCarlo • 3:45m • 2015 • Canada • English
This short video is a parody of the Keep America Beautiful Ad Campaign originally starring
Iron Eyes Cody. This adaptation is Canadian and stars James Whetung, an actor and wild
rice guru from Curve Lake Ontario.

The Dancing Cop
Kelvin Redvers (Deninu K’ue) • 7m • 2013 • Canada • English
Two worlds collide in an unnerving musical number exploring the dark side of justice and the power of authority.