Taran Kootenhayoo

ENDAAYAAN is a documentary about the collection of work leading upto Anishinaabe artist Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley Artshow titled "ENDAAYAAN" .Endaayaan an show about warmhearted and sentimental memories. The work explores the varying relationships between family and land; by the fire, at the lake, in our homes, or at the drum. These memories we’ve shared have shaped us and held us together throughout our lives; binding us by land and space. Family means more than love and warmth; we are connected in ways words cannot describe.

In the prehistoric past, Keda, a young and inexperienced hunter, struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe when bison hunting goes awry. On his way back he will find an unexpected ally.

Carmen Aguirre and Tony Nardi star in a remarkable story of friends, lovers, seekers and thieves. Set at the intersection of the Latin American, First Nations and Italian communities, "Bella Ciao!" captures a struggle towards solidarity in East Vancouver's urban mix.

"No Reservations" is social commentary inspired by true-life events, giving a hypothetical look at what life would be like if the roles in Standing Rock were reversed. Protests erupt as an upper-middle class Caucasian neighborhood attempts to thwart the construction of a pipeline from an Indigenous Corporation.