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Stéphanie Lamorré; 2020; USA; 85 min.
“As an Indigenous, Two-Spirit youth,” says Sherenté Harris, “the most controversial act I have ever committed in my life is being true to myself.” This heartening documentary follows Sherenté, a teenager growing up in Rhode Island, navigating the complexity of holding multiple identities. With a loving and supportive family, Sherenté finds both comfort and guidance through the music and dance of the Narragansett Tribal Nation. As a powwow champion, Sherenté arrives on the scene to participate in the fancy shawl dance—a category traditionally reserved for women and girls—and receives a number of complex reactions. But it is clear that nothing is going to stop Sherenté.
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THIS IS THE WAY WE RISE
Ciara Lacy; 2020; USA; 12 min.
A stunning exploration into the creative process, this short follows Native Hawaiian slam poet Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio as her calling to protect sacred sites atop Mauna Kea reinvigorates her artistic creation.