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Release Date:
October 13, 2023
Original Title:
s-yéwyáw: Awaken
Genres:
Documentary
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 92
Stories of hope and homecoming intersect as Indigenous multimedia changemakers learn and document the teachings of their Elders. Ecko Aleck of the Nlaka'pamux Nation (Lytton, BC,) Alfonso Salinas of the shíshálh Nation (Sunshine Coast, BC,) and Charlene SanJenko of Splatsin of the Secwépemc Nation (Shuswap, BC,) are learning and documenting the traditional cultural teachings and legacies of their Elders, including the impacts of genocide resulting from Canada's Indian Residential School (IRS) system. Calling the audience's attention to the filmmaking process of narrative collaboration between an Indigenous and settler team, this character-driven documentary connects the transformative stories of three Indigenous multimedia changemakers and their four Elders. Infused by Indigenous ceremony, s-yéwyáw: Awaken walks alongside the process of intergenerational healing.
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Additional Camera:
Tamar Kozlov
Director:
Liz Marshall
Director of Photography:
Eva Anandi Brownstein
Liz Marshall
Inder Nirwan
Diana Parry
Executive Producer:
Özgün Gündüz
Liz Marshall
Graphic Designer:
Paul Shoebridge
Line Producer:
Patti Poskitt
Music:
Ecko Aleck
Producer:
Ecko Aleck
Liz Marshall
Alfonso Salinas
Charlene SanJenko
Sound Designer:
Oscar Vargas
Still Photographer:
Tamar Kozlov
Title Designer:
Paul Shoebridge
Writer:
Ecko Aleck
Liz Marshall
Alfonso Salinas
Charlene SanJenko
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