259: 2023 ImagineNATIVE November 14, 2023 ImagineNATIVE is the world’s biggest Indigenous film and arts festival. We discuss I’m Just Here For The Riot, Fancy Dance, Hey Viktor!, Tautuktavuk: What We See, Red, White and Brass and Inky Pinky Ponky. Continue Reading
Reviews: Hey Viktor! from ImagineNATIVE 2023 November 3, 2023 In Cody Lightning’s debut film Hey Viktor!, Lightning plays a lightly fictionalized version of himself attempting to revitalize his failing career with a spiritual successor to his most famous film. Named for a notable line in Smoke Signals, Lightning’s 1998 acting debut, Hey Viktor! is a wildly funny look at minor fame that packs a surprising amount of heart. Continue Reading
Reviews: Fancy Dance from ImagineNATIVE 2023 October 23, 2023 Centred around the coming-of-age of a young Seneca-Cayuga girl on a road trip with her aunt, Fancy Dance deftly weaves in themes of cultural assimilation, missing and murdered indigenous women, and apathy towards crime against Native Americans. Continue Reading
130: imagineNATIVE November 3, 2020 On this episode we cover the 2020 imagineNATIVE film festival, which celebrates the best Indigenous filmmaking from around the world! We are joined by… Continue Reading