Origins - Festival of First Nations
Short Films Around First Nations Children - (16 May – Birkbeck, University of London 12.30pm)
Includes:
O Tamaiti
For 11-year-old Tino, being the eldest of five children in a Samoan family is no easy task.
Tino plays guardian and protector to his younger siblings. As he strives to cope in the adult world,
the birth
of yet another baby brings about more burdens and responsibilities.
The children endure in silence, their world a weave of vision and sound.
- 15 minutes
- Director: Sima Urale. New Zealand 2001
Sigwan
Sigwan tells the touching story of a young girl who is comforted and counselled by the animals of the forest.
The film addresses issues of exclusion and prejudice that exist within many
communities worldwide. Visually breathtaking, Sigwan is a simple, transformative parable of acceptance.
- 13 minutes
- Director: Alanis Obomsawin. Canada 2005. National Film Board of Canada
Raccoon and Crawfish
An animated version of a traditional folk story from the Oneida nation.
- 8 minutes
- Four Directions Media. USA 2007
Hawaiiki
A Maori girl makes a bumpy ride to school and turns to her father for help.
- 11 minutes
- Director: Mike Jonathan. New Zealand 2006
Venue 5: Cinema at Birkbeck, University of London, 43, Gordon Square, London WC1.
Screenings at Birkbeck are free, but places can be reserved.
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