Stories Are in Our Bones (2020)
• March 8th, 2020 • 0h 11min
Documentary
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
As Long as the Rivers Run
Released on: 1971-01-01
Documentary
Examines the violence and civil disobedience leading up to the hallmark decision in U.S. v. Washingt...
After You
Released on: 2013-01-30
Documentary
"My mother is spending all her time with her dying father. I’m spending all my time filming her. As ...
Pão
Released on: 2014-05-22
Documentary
A family gathering around what used to be an everyday activity.
Contrary Warriors: A Film of the Crow Tribe
Released on: 1985-11-01
Documentary
Examines the impact a century of struggling for survival has on a native people. It weaves the Crow ...
Wintopia
Released on: 2019-11-23
Documentary
IDFA and Canadian filmmaker Peter Wintonick had a close relationship for decades. He was a hard work...
The Story of a Butcher Shop
Released on: 2013-11-29
Documentary
The Kitades run a butcher shop in Kaizuka City outside Osaka, raising and slaughtering cattle to sel...
Love, Ava
Released on: 2020-03-26
Documentary
Keenly aware that his niece is going through a particularly rough time at home, Uncle James teaches ...
A Life Like Any Other
Released on: 2024-06-06
Documentary
Over many years, the director’s father filmed his family life almost obsessively. His daughter’s bir...
Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story
Released on: 2007-04-09
Documentary, Music
Documentary about brother and sister duo The Carpenters, one of the biggest-selling pop acts of the ...
A Pinto for the Prince
Released on: 1979-01-01
Documentary
In 1977, Prince Charles was inducted as honorary chief of the Blood Indians on their reserve in sout...
Maximón: Devil or Saint
Released on: 2014-02-06
Documentary
MAXIMÓN - Devil or Saint is a documentary about the controversial Maya deity, also known as San Simo...
Trick or Treaty?
Released on: 2014-09-04
Documentary
Legendary Canadian documentarian Alanis Obomsawin digs into the tangled history of Treaty 9 — the in...
Not Just a Statistic: Stories of Survivors
Released on: 2024-11-09
Documentary
The story of the South Shore Resource and Advocacy Center, five survivors of domestic violence, and ...
Taking Alcatraz
Released on: 2015-11-01
Documentary
A documentary account by award-winning filmmaker John Ferry of the events that led up to the 1969 Na...
Soaring Over America
Released on: 2010-01-01
Documentary
Created from public television's popular Over series, this is a tour unlike any other! Fly above lan...
Invasion
Released on: 2019-11-01
Documentary
In this era of "reconciliation", Indigenous land is still being taken at gunpoint. INVASION is a new...
Papa
Released on: 2002-06-16
Documentary
This is Jon Alpert's portrait of his father's struggles with growing old and nearing the end of life...
The Dollhouse
Released on: 2017-10-13
Horror, Documentary
Kyra Gardner's loving tribute to growing up in the world of the psycho killer doll, Chucky.
