We Are the Seeds 2022 celebrates Indigenous arts at Cherry Street Pier
“Over 14,000 people identify as Indigenous in the Philadelphia region, and director of We Are the Seeds Philly, Tailinh Agoyo wants you to explore their untold narratives this weekend at Cherry Street Pier.
With the backdrop of the Delaware River, Philadelphians will gather at the Pier on Nov. 18 and 19 to celebrate We Are the Seeds, a local organization that honors the voices of Indigenous and Native artists, performers, educators, and change-makers.”
“Over 14,000 people identify as Indigenous in the Philadelphia region, and director of We Are the Seeds Philly, Tailinh Agoyo wants you to explore their untold narratives this weekend at Cherry Street Pier.
With the backdrop of the Delaware River, Philadelphians will gather at the Pier on Nov. 18 and 19 to celebrate We Are the Seeds, a local organization that honors the voices of Indigenous and Native artists, performers, educators, and change-makers. “By bringing together indigenous artists and culture bearers to tell their work and their own stories, we’re celebrating who we are,” Agoyo said. “We’re celebrating our continuance and showing that we have not only survived but that we’re thriving.””
Continue reading at The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Roger Paul speaks with Rich Kimball from Downtown with Rich Kimball on WZON
“Roger Paul joined us to discuss his work on the documentary, Weckuwapok (The Approaching Dawn), part of the Reciprocity Project, a series of Indigenous-made documentaries designed to inspire conversation and action on climate.”
“Roger Paul joined us to discuss his work on the documentary, Weckuwapok (The Approaching Dawn), part of the Reciprocity Project, a series of Indigenous-made documentaries designed to inspire conversation and action on climate.”
Listen at Downtown with Rich Kimball from WZON.
Gwich’in language on full display in new documentary on reciprocity
“Two Gwich’in filmmakers from Fairbanks, Alaska, are bringing their language to the big-screen.
Alisha Carlson and Princess Daazhraii Johnson are the creative force behind Diiyeghan naii Taii Tr’eedaa (We Will Walk the Trail of our Ancestors).
The short film examines the theme of reciprocity, the exchange of goods or services to the benefit of both parties, and how it relates to the Gwich’in language by following Carlson as she participates in cultural practices with her family.”
“Two Gwich’in filmmakers from Fairbanks, Alaska, are bringing their language to the big-screen.
Alisha Carlson and Princess Daazhraii Johnson are the creative force behind Diiyeghan naii Taii Tr’eedaa (We Will Walk the Trail of our Ancestors).
The short film examines the theme of reciprocity, the exchange of goods or services to the benefit of both parties, and how it relates to the Gwich’in language by following Carlson as she participates in cultural practices with her family.
The film is part of Reciprocity Project: Season 1, a series consisting of seven Indigenous-made documentary shorts intended to inspire conversation and action on climate change.”
Listen at APTN National News.
Tulsan's film part of Reciprocity Project's first global screening
“Tulsan Brit Hensel’s Sundance-approved film will be one of seven films shown during an online screening 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 for season one of the Reciprocity Project. The event will include a Q&A.
The Reciprocity Project, during Native American Heritage Month, is holding its first global online screening. Go to eventbite.com for access.”
“Tulsan Brit Hensel’s Sundance-approved film will be one of seven films shown during an online screening 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 for season one of the Reciprocity Project. The event will include a Q&A.
The Reciprocity Project, during Native American Heritage Month, is holding its first global online screening. Go to eventbite.com for access.
Promotional information for the event (coinciding with November’s UN Conference on Climate Change) indicated the hope is that, as the world navigates an escalating climate crisis, the project can ignite conversations about reciprocity with the earth and lands on which we live.”
Continue reading at Tulsa World.
Two Gwich'in filmmakers tells us about a special project they made in the language, and what they learned about themselves in the process
“We want to tell you about a special film project on Northwind today. It's called We will Walk the Trail of our Ancestors. Made by filmmakers Princess Daazhraii Johnson and Alisha Carlson It's part of something called the Reciprocity Project. It's a series of Indigenous made documentary short films, and this one is done entirely in Gwich'in.”
“We want to tell you about a special film project on Northwind today. It's called We will Walk the Trail of our Ancestors. Made by filmmakers Princess Daazhraii Johnson and Alisha Carlson It's part of something called the Reciprocity Project. It's a series of Indigenous made documentary short films, and this one is done entirely in Gwich'in.”
Listen at Northwind from CBC Listen.
IDA Documentary Awards Shortlists Announced: ‘Fire Of Love,’ ‘The Territory,’ ‘All That Breathes’, ‘All The Beauty And The Bloodshed’ Gain Traction
“A handful of awards season frontrunners is starting to emerge with the announcement today of the IDA Documentary Awards Shortlists.”
Upstander Project’s Bounty and Reciprocity Project Season One short ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (What They’ve Been Taught) are included on the shorts shortlist.
“A handful of awards season frontrunners is starting to emerge with the announcement today of the IDA Documentary Awards Shortlists.
All That Breathes, directed by Shaunak Sen, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, from Laura Poitras, and The Territory, from Alex Pritz, made the 25-film shortlist of features, a day after securing nominations for the Gotham Awards. Three other strong contenders – Sara Dosa’s Fire of Love, Brett Morgen’s David Bowie doc Moonage Daydream, and Daniel Roher’s NAVALNY also made the IDA shortlist (those three missed out on Gotham nods, but made up for it with Best Feature nominations last week for the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards). See the complete features and shorts shortlists below.”
Continue reading at Deadline.
Indigenous-made films about reciprocity inspire conversation on climate
“In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the first season of original short films made by Indigenous directors on their homelands, presented by Reciprocity Project, a collaboration between Nia Tero and Upstander Project in association with REI Co-op Studios, are now streaming at reciprocity.org and on REI’s YouTube channel.”
“In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the first season of original short films made by Indigenous directors on their homelands, presented by Reciprocity Project, a collaboration between Nia Tero and Upstander Project in association with REI Co-op Studios, are now streaming at reciprocity.org and on REI’s YouTube channel.
“Stories from Indigenous peoples’ about being in reciprocity with the Earth are essential in delivering messages of truth, healing, and transformative change,” said executive producer Tracy Rector, who is also Managing Director, Storytelling, at Nia Tero. “Our survival is the result of the efforts of many ancestors who have come before us. With the Reciprocity Project films as a guide, we ask ourselves – and you: what kind of ancestor do you want to be?”
Reciprocity Project season one centers knowledge and cultural learnings from Indigenous communities across Turtle Island in the U.S. and Colombia and features films by Indigenous creators who are Gwich’in, Cherokee, Wayuu Iipuana, Passamaquoddy, Shinnecock Indian Nation, and Kanaka Maoli.”
Continue reading at The Sun Journal.
Cherokee Filmmaker Brings Short Film Home to Oklahoma's Deadcenter
Reciprocity Project filmmaker, Brit Hensel, is interviewed about her film “What They’ve Been Taught” (Udeyonv). She discusses the importance of language and land in Cherokee culture and her films. ‘The language is everything…Our language is so connected to our food, it’s connected to the place we come from, it’s connected to ceremony.”
