Overview

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A specific topic in the historical and contemporary arts which is not otherwise covered in depth in regular courses or which is not appropriately placed within a single arts discipline. The work will be practical, theoretical, or a combination of the two, depending on the particular topic in a given term. May be of particular interest to students in other departments. May be repeated twice for credit when offered with different topics.

COURSE DETAILS:

COURSE DETAILS

This is an introductory film course, where prior experience with film exhibition and programming is not required. However, the ability to work independently and in groups is vital. Students will be called upon to be in committees that determine locations, publicity, programming, guest services, exhibition and projection and other areas needed for a successful film festival. The focus of the programming is on Indigenous film from Turtle Island, and through this class we hope to offer another avenue for practicing decolonization and providing a platform for underrepresented Indigenous filmmakers and artists on the big screen.

THE 6th ANNUAL SKODEN INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL

Used by Indigenous communities from coast to coast, Skoden is a unifying word that transcends a single language. Skoden is slang for “let's go then”. It’s an attitude and a battle cry and we’ve decided to take it to heart. Skoden is a film festival featuring the works of Turtle Island based Indigenous filmmakers and talent. The festival was originally created to showcase Indigenous filmmakers and to Indigenize the SFU community.

Held within the heart of Musqueam, Sḵwxwú7mesh, and Tsleil-Waututh territories, the Skoden Indigenous Film Festival will feature Indigenous cultural traditions including welcome and witness ceremonies. We welcome new traditions and invite anyone who is interested in making our community more inclusive to come, learn, and share with us in the spirit of Skoden.

This course is designed to facilitate the Skoden Indigenous Film Festival. Working collaboratively, students will organize and run the festival with the guidance of the instructors. This involves learning about presenting films in a cinema space, online technical skills, programming and curation, fundraising, social media, and marketing. Participation is an important element to this class and you will have the chance to outreach to Indigenous and other communities, do intros and Q&As with filmmakers and guests, and learn from elders and knowledge carriers. The course will include guest speakers, group assignments, and discussions about films and programming. Together, your cohort will be building upon SIFF’s past years to create and to run the 2024 6th Annual Skoden Indigenous Film Festival.

Grading

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

- No textbook required,
- Guest speakers, readings (articles, blogs, reviews, podcasts, suggested watching). All will be available via Canvas/google drive.
- Students are required to use the Skoden Google Drive to share documents and see examples of past Skoden materials,
- Discord - Students will take on managing Discord for communication with each other,
- Students will engage with Canvas - All materials will be posted there from instructors,
- All dialogue with instructors will be through Canvas and email.

REQUIRED READING NOTES: