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Skoden film fest winners with organizers Carr Sappier and Grace Mathisen

Skoden debrief

Festival organizers Carr Sappier and Grace Mathisen shared a 'debrief' summary of their experience creating and working on the inaugural – and successful! – Skoden Indigenous Film Festival, which took place here on June 1, 2019. Here's some of what they offered: a link to a great collection of photos documenting the event; a compilation of the positive press they received in the lead up to Skoden, which included APTN National News, The Georgia Straight, SFU's The Peak (a preview and an interview), 604Now, and SFU News; the winners of the prizes given out at the festival’s awards ceremony, which followed the screenings (see below); and a 5-minute survey for participants and audience members to help them "improve the event for future years" (if you received this survey, please make sure to do your part!).

Congratulations again to Sappier and Mathisen, all the filmmakers, and the many people behind the scenes for a job well done on the festival. And please make sure to follow the Skoden Indigenous Film Festival on Facebook to see what happens next.

Festival Winners

Audience favourite

Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes)
Amanda Strong

Accompanied by 10,000-year-old shapeshifter and friend known as Sabe, Biidaaban sets out on a mission to reclaim the ceremonial harvesting of sap from maple trees in an unwelcoming suburban neighborhood of Ontario. Driven by the words of Anishinaabe writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Amanda Strong’s mesmerizing stop motion animation intricately weaves together multiple worlds through time and space, calling for a rebellion.

Best short

Positions
Justin Ducharme        

A simple and naturalistic approach to a day in the life of a two-spirit, male sex worker as he visits his clients. Positions is an unapologetic and realist exploration of sexual desire, the quest for financial stability, and the pursuit of agency over one's own body.

Trickster award

Proximity
Emma Joye Frank

Proximity is an improvised experimental short contrasting memory with reality, land and development. Our narrator and impromptu tour guide leads us on a sunny walk through the city, recalling her home in the K'ómoks Valley and overlaying those memories over the city landscape.

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