RECKONING WITH THE WENDIGO feature film, reactions Toronto DOC Festival
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RECKONING WITH THE WENDIGO, 55min., Canada
Directed by Danielle Da Silva
Featuring Edmund Metatawabin—a residential school survivor who was the Chief of Fort Albany and recently received the Order of Canada—this timely feature documentary takes us to the birthplace of Canada’s fur trade to explore the ironic and deadly problem of food insecurity that exists there today. The chaotic times we are experiencing now have been prophecied by many Indigenous communities; one legend in particular forewarns us about the dangers of consumption and greed: that of the Wendigo/Wiindigo/Witiko. In Cree and other Indigenous nations, the Wendigo is a human that turns into a dark, insatiable spirit after consuming everything around it—even its own children. This suspenseful/heartwrenching, yet intimate/heartwarming documentary offers a glimpse into the lives of Moose Cree people living in Canada’s North, exploring the allegory of the Wendigo and consumption. Shocking footage reveals exploitation on levels that are unacceptable. In a region where outsiders are looked upon with suspicion, our team was fortunate to gain access to reservations in this region to talk to community members not only about the crises they are facing—but how they are getting out of them.
https://www.photographerswithoutborders.org/wendigo
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