DOC Shorts Festival - Aug. 25/26 event
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ALL SACRED THINGS, 24min,. Canada
Directed by Derek Sands
A group of indigenous college students go on a journey to reconnect to their culture, which leads them to experience the once almost extinct Ojibway Spirit Horses.
ENCOUNTERS BY THE WATER, 20min., Brazil
Directed by Joao Manoel Machado
Indigenous communities, artisans, fishermen and people of various walks of life come together in this documentary which traces the course of a river from its source in the forrest all the way down to the sea.
https://www.instagram.com/joaomachadoarte
NIVEH T'AH'IN, 7min., USA
Directed by Kenny Gamblin
Sam Alexander grew up half Gwich’in, half white, in remote, Fort Yukon, AK, above the Arctic Circle. As a child he was inspired by half-native movie characters to join the US Army Special Forces. Sam went on to serve for ten years as a US Army Green Beret.
https://www.mysteryranch.com/mystery-ranch-films
LOGGING ALGONQUIN, 28min., Canada
Directed by Conor DeVries
Logging Algonquin is a 28 minute documentary film that looks at the historical and on-going logging happening in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. Through conversations with indigenous locals, scientists, foresters, and political experts, the film asks the question:
http://www.loggingalgonquinfilm.com/