best short drama

presented by

TUNGIJUQ
Zacharius Kunuk (Executive Producer) & Igloolik Isuma Productions

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Tungijuq is esthetically innovative. The film creates a sensual and supernatural landscape, creating gorgeous interactions between the landscape and its inhabitants.

Honourable Mention
Shimásání by Blackhorse Lowe

An honourable mention was given to Shimásání for its stunning beauty and touching narrative.


Presenters, James Kinistino, Vice President and Laura Milliken, President, Big Soul Productions & director, Zacharius Kunuk		Director, Blackhorse Lowe

Jury
Moderator: Charlotte Engel

Sterlin Harjo (Seminole Creek), Filmmaker, Barking Water, Four Sheets to the Wind
Dana Claxton (Hunkpapa Lakota), Filmmaker, Her Sugar Is?, Gunplay
Fred Joubaud, Sales Manager, Ouat Media

Nominees

Bourke Boy, Adrian Wills
Boxed In, Shane Belcourt
Child's Perception, Christiana Latham
Cleansing of the People, Alex Sterlin Harris
Dancers of the Grass, Melanie Jackson
Day One, Sarah Siddons (Director), Nyla Innuksuk (Producer)
Escape Hatch, Tracey Deer
F.A.S, Keesic Douglas
Firebear Called Them Faith Healers, Kelvin Redvers
Go Get Dad, Adam Garnet Jones
Jacob, Dena Curtis
Journey to Ihipa, Nancy Brunning
Keao (The Light), Emily Anne Kaliko Spense (Director), Merata Mita (Producer)
L'enfant disparu (The Missing Child), Tshiuetin Vollant
La Rencontre (The Meeting), Marie-Ève Aster
Layoordoo (Queen of Twilight Waters), Mark Coles Smith
Liminality, James Lujan
Love Kills, Judith Schuyler
Mac vs. PC with a Native Twist, Steve Judd, Tvli Jacob
The Maintenance Man, Roger Boyer
Mokopuna, Ainsley Gardiner
Nia's Melancholy, S.F. Tusa
Powerball, Gary Farmer
Prevention of Repeated Crimes, Philipp Abryutin
PSA: Redux, Pierre Barrera
Shi-shi-etko, Marilyn Thomas
Shimásání, Blackhorse Lowe
Simon, Ryan Atimoyoo
Totem, Thomas King
Tungijuq, Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël (Directors), Zacharius Kunuk (Executive Producer), Igloolik Isuma Productions
Ulybka Buddy (Buddha's Smile), Bair Dyshenov
The Visit, Lisa Jackson
Wave a Red Flag, Adam Garnet Jones
Zombie Pus, Wesli Day