SPECTRUMS OF THE SPIRIT: INDIGENOUS SHOWCASE

Suggested watch time: 10/21 @ 6:00 PM

Live Q&A with filmmakers: 10/21 @ 7:00 PM PDT

Bear witness to the glory and resilience of these original storytellers who transcend the colonial definitions of gender and sexuality by explicitly nurturing Indigenous ways of being. Stay after the program to participate in a live Q&A with the filmmakers and program curator, Jessica Ramirez.

Brought to you by Indigenous Showcase and Longhouse Media. 

KATINNGAK (TOGETHER) 

Glenn Gear; 2020; First Nation; 2 min.

Through kaleidoscopic visuals and mesmerizing sound, animal characters from the Big Land (Labrador) bring new life to traditional Inuit throat singing.

No dialogue

THE ROGERS

Dean Hamer & Joe Wilson; 2020; Samoa; 16 min.

A Translations 2020 favorite, this intimate documentary profiles the first visible group of transgender men in the Pacific, the Rogers of Samoa.

I AM ME

Jazmine Smith; 2018; Canada; 4 min.

The filmmaker and star takes us on her journey with makeup as a tool of self-expression, and a path to her identity as a trans woman.

Fully subtitled

WOMAN DRESS

Thirza Cuthand; 2019; Canada; 7 min.

Before contact, a Two Spirit person named Woman Dress travels the plains, gathering and sharing stories. Featuring archival images and dramatized reenactments, this experimental documentary shares an oral story from the director’s family.

KAPAEMAHU

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer & Joe Wilson; 2019; USA; 8 min. 

Kapaemahu reveals the healing power of four mysterious stones on Waikiki Beach—and the legendary transgender spirits within them.

Fully subtitled

KAMA’ĀINA (CHILD OF THE LAND)

Kimi Howl Lee; 2020 USA; 17 min.

A queer 16-year-old girl, must navigate life on the streets, until she finds refuge at Hawaiʻi’s largest organized homeless encampment.

NO CONTENT WARNINGS