Heart Stories: An Afternoon of Films for Kids and Youth!

Join us Saturday, July 26^th for Heart Stories, an afternoon of films at Ociciwan!

Heart Stories is a collection of short films for children, youth and the young at heart by Indigenous filmmakers from across Turtle Island. Join us downstairs in our New Media gallery for an afternoon of digital and animated storytelling.

Kids Screening | Saturday, July 26 at 1:00PM

Follow coming of age stories spanning legends, forbidden love and acceptance, teachings from Spirit Bear and friends, and a mysterious butterfly that brings us into the woods.

Featured Children’s Shorts:

Little Thunder, by Alan Syliboy
Follow, by Brent Beauchamp
Spirit Bear: Fishing for Knowledge Catching Dreams, directed by Amanda Strong
The Importance of Dreaming, by Tara Audibert

** We recommend this screening for viewers of any age!

Youth Screening | Saturday July 26 at 2:30PM

Watch stories that dream up triumphant Indigenous futures through NDN girlhood, take us on a journey undersea to The Mountain of SGanna, bring out the humour of telling and hearing spooky stories, and listen to the heart work that comes with grief.

Feature Youth Shorts:

WHERE DOES SHE GO WHEN SHE SLEEPS, by Evelyn Mikayla Martin & FOREIGNERZ
The Mountain of SGanna, directed by Christopher Auchter
Pendleton Man, directed by Douglas Winnipeg
Heart Like a Powwow, directed by Chief Lady Bird & produced by Christa Couture

** We recommend this screening for people aged 12+

Content Info:
Please note, one of the films features an owl character. We understand different people have different cultural teachings around owls, and want to respect that to ensure a comfortable experience in our space. A content reminder will precede this part of the screening, if you need to step out!

The youth screening contains themes of grief, family friendly horror, and is overall more action packed. We recommend audiences aged 12+

Choose to attend one or both of the screenings! Please RSVP on our Eventbrite pages for either (or both) screenings! Tickets are FREE, but spots are limited due to capacity. We’ll have tea, and movie snacks! Bring yourselves, your family, friends!

Image in our program graphic: film still from Heart Like a Powwow, with art by Chief Lady Bird.