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Indigenous Cinema of the Americas
Screening of short films curated by Nicolas Renaud, Cinéma Beaumont, Méduse, Onyionhwentsïo
February 12, 2024




In the wake of discussions surrounding the second public sharing, we wanted to organize a screening event focused on creativity. So we invited Nicolas Renaud to curate an evening of Indigenous short films and lead a discussion after the screening.


This selection of short films brought together the visions of filmmakers from across the Americas, offering a glimpse of Indigenous creativity in recent years in a variety of cinematic forms. As distinct as they may be in their geographical and cultural realities, these films demonstrate a kinship of spirit in the proximity of dream and reality, a reciprocal relationship with the earth and all living things, and a continued resistance to the onslaught of colonialism. Also included is a film shot in 1974 by a non-Indigenous collective in the Peruvian Andes, helping us to reflect on the present by immersing us in another era when the political context called for bonds of solidarity with First Peoples.” 
– Nicolas Renaud
The screenings were followed by a discussion with the curator, during which he spoke about his selection process and his vision for this collection of short films.


The films

  • El camino es largo, Edgar Sajcabun









Nicolas Renaud is a visual artist and filmmaker. He is also an assistant professor and director of the Indigenous Studies program at Concordia University, where he is a member of the Indigenous Futures Research Centre and the Loyola Sustainability Research Centre. He has been creating installations, experimental films, and documentaries since the 1990s, including the film La Nouvelle Rupert, which won an award at the Hot Docs festival in Toronto in 2013. His recent works include a series of installations inspired by Wendat wampums (2021-2024), and several short films including Florent Vollant: Je rêve en innu (2021) and Holiday Native Land (co-directed with Brian Virostek, RIDM Special Jury Prize 2023). Of Quebec and Indigenous origin, he is a member of the Wendat First Nation of Wendake.






Indigenous Cinema of the Americas
Screening of short films curated by Nicolas Renaud, Cinéma Beaumont, Méduse, Onyionhwentsïo
February 12, 2024


 









In the wake of discussions surrounding the second public sharing, we wanted to organize a screening event focused on creativity. So we invited Nicolas Renaud to curate an evening of Indigenous short films and lead a discussion after the screening.


This selection of short films brought together the visions of filmmakers from across the Americas, offering a glimpse of Indigenous creativity in recent years in a variety of cinematic forms. As distinct as they may be in their geographical and cultural realities, these films demonstrate a kinship of spirit in the proximity of dream and reality, a reciprocal relationship with the earth and all living things, and a continued resistance to the onslaught of colonialism. Also included is a film shot in 1974 by a non-Indigenous collective in the Peruvian Andes, helping us to reflect on the present by immersing us in another era when the political context called for bonds of solidarity with First Peoples.”
– Nicolas Renaud
The screenings were followed by a discussion with the curator, during which he spoke about his selection process and his vision for this collection of short films.


The films

  • El camino es largo, Edgar Sajcabun









Nicolas Renaud is a visual artist and filmmaker. He is also an assistant professor and director of the Indigenous Studies program at Concordia University, where he is a member of the Indigenous Futures Research Centre and the Loyola Sustainability Research Centre. He has been creating installations, experimental films, and documentaries since the 1990s, including the film La Nouvelle Rupert, which won an award at the Hot Docs festival in Toronto in 2013. His recent works include a series of installations inspired by Wendat wampums (2021-2024), and several short films including Florent Vollant: Je rêve en innu (2021) and Holiday Native Land (co-directed with Brian Virostek, RIDM Special Jury Prize 2023). Of Quebec and Indigenous origin, he is a member of the Wendat First Nation of Wendake.






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