Stories Are in Our Bones

March. 08,2020      
Rating:
7.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

In this layered short film, filmmaker Janine Windolph takes her young sons fishing with their kokum (grandmother), a residential school survivor who retains a deep knowledge and memory of the land. The act of reconnecting with their homeland is a cultural and familial healing journey for the boys, who are growing up in the city. It’s also a powerful form of resistance for the women.

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Reviews

Kattiera Nana
2020/03/08

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

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Hellen
2020/03/09

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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ManiakJiggy
2020/03/10

This is How Movies Should Be Made

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Curapedi
2020/03/11

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

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