Pow!

A Native American kid scrambles to charge his dying video game console at a bustling intertribal powwow.

Directed by: Joey Clift

Wolverine and Little Thunder: An Eel Hunting Adventure

Rooted in Mi’kmaw storytelling, this animated short follows two young friends whose eel-fishing trip becomes a lesson in courage, problem-solving, and cultural connection.

Directed by: Alan Syliboy

Nenaboozhoo

A traditionally animated in-language Anishinaabe story of how the arrow got it's feathers. Upon receiving guidance from his grandmother, Nenaboozhoo embarks on a journey to retrieve feathers from the legendary Thunderbirds nesting atop the treacherous Thunder Mountain.

Directed by: Isaac Murdoch

The Forgotten Soles

In this claymation animated short, two young boys—Animkii and Makwa—embark on a journey of rediscovery after a classroom lesson stirs echoes of a history their families once kept quiet. Guided by an elder and the stories stitched into the land, they begin to uncover the strength of their people—and themselves.

Directed by: Ray Abedin

Mangiottatuarjuk: The Gnawer of Rocks

Two young women are trapped in the lair of the Mangittatuarjuk, the Gnawer of Rocks. The young women and their village use the teachings of the elders to try to defeat the monster.

Directed by: Louise Flaherty

Isunngannguaq

A young girl has the power to turn into a long-tailed jaeger, an Arctic seabird. She comes and goes from her human life to her animal life, but as time passes, she finds herself living as a human less and less.


Directed by: SaimaRomito-Kalluk