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Future Focused Shorts Program
Saturday, November 21, 2020 | 1 PM EST
Available on demand until 1 PM EST, November 26, 2020

This program of family-friendly short films is fun for kids of all ages.

Nimkii | starts at 00:01:28
(USA, 2018, 4 min.)
Director: Ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians)
Producer: Gia Luna Rodriguez (Kichwa Adina/Mexica)

A little girl tests her power as Nimkii (Thunderer) in Brooklyn, New York.

What’s My Superpower? | starts at 00:05:11
(Canada, 2019, 10 min.)
Director: Justin Heymans
Producers: Monica Ittusardjuat (Inuk), Neil Christopher

Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. She has friends with super speed, friends who can jump so far, she thinks they can fly, and friends who are better than her at a million other things. As Nalvana tries out each of her friends' superpowers with no success, she wonders if she might be the only kid in town without a special talent. But then her mom shows Nalvana that she is unique and that her superpower was right in front of her all along.

Wearing My Culture (Je porte ma culture) | starts at 00:15:33
(Canada, 2018, 3 min.)
Director: Ulivia Uviluk (Inuit)
Inuktitut with English subtitles

Wearing My Culture explores the pride that individuals in Inuit communities take in making and wearing their winter apparel.

How Nivi Got Her Names | starts at 00:18:53
(Canada, 2019, 9 min.)
Directors: Neil Christopher, Laura Deal
Producers: Monica Ittusardjuat (Inuk), Neil Christopher

Nivi has always known that her names were special, but she does not know where they came from. Nivi's names connect her to the personality and character of those who have passed and make her family so much bigger than she thought before.

More Than a Stereotype | starts at 00:27:49
(Canada, 2018, 4 min.)
Director: Sinay Kennedy (Dene)

Frustrated with the stereotypical ways in which Indigenous people are portrayed in mainstream society, Sinay Kennedy presents a personal account of how she challenges those stereotypes in her own creative work as an amateur filmmaker, and what her culture means to her.

Jordan Gordon’s Guide to Kuujjuaq | starts at 00:31:39
(Canada, 2018, 5 min.)
Director: Jordan Gordon (Inuk)

Jordan takes us on a hilarious tour of his community.

Hoverboard | starts at 00:36:42
(USA, 2012, 6 min.)
Director: Sydney Freeland (Navajo)

After watching Back to the Future Part II, an imaginative young girl and her stuffed teddy bear try to make a working hoverboard.

How Chipmunk Got Its Stripes | starts at 00:42:47
(USA, 2011, 3 min.)
Directors: Students of the Tulalip Heritage School

The youth of Tulalip Heritage School use light box animation to tell a traditional Tulalip tale.

Raccoon and Crawfish | starts at 00:45:01
(USA, 2007, 8 min.)
Directors: Calvert Waller, Karabo Legwaila, Peter Hale, Shaun Foster, Heather Carpini, Mark Edwards
Executive Producers: Ray Halbritter (Oneida), Dale Rood (Oneida)

Based on a story from the oral tradition of the Oneida Indian Nation, this 3D animation brings to life the fateful meeting between a scheming crawfish and his mortal enemy, the hungry raccoon.

Horse You See | starts at 00:56:32
(USA, 2007, 8 min.)
Director: Melissa Henry (Navajo)
In Navajo with English subtitles

Ross, a Navajo horse, explains the very essence of being himself.

First Contact | starts at 01:03:43
(USA, 2015, 2 min.)
Directors: Steven Paul Judd (Kiowa), Ryan RedCorn (Osage)
In Môhiks with English subtitles

Two Indigenous men debate whether they should allow unknown boats to come ashore.