Our World
2007 - present
community and youth driven film and audio workshops
that support creative expression of indigenous culture, language and life.
images from the Our World blog
Language speaker Clyde Talio introduces Nuxalk language stories to the participants: Jack, Jerret and Sam and mentors: Tracy and Catrina.
Sam made an incredible film about reconnecting to her language called Our Land
2007 Bella Coola
Our World participant Doug Smarch works on his animation Drum Practice with mentor Tracy.
2007 Teslin, Yukon
Alex and Nishan learn the camera to create their films.
Alex created an animation called Cleansing of the People
Nishan made a tribute to her dad Bill Blackwater called My Inspiration!
2009 Hazelton, BC
Working with the XaadKihlgaa Hi Suu.u Society (Speak Haida Society) we were able to work with language experts for four days.
Elder Ts’inni Steven Brown, with the help of Lisa White, Jordon Seward, he meticulously translated and narrated all 6 pieces and even starred in two of the films!
One of these films is The Power of the Haida People
2009 Haida Gwaii BC
Maddy films super 8 up on Crow Mountain at 3pm.
This year a 24 minute film was created called
The Sound We See: An Old Crow Village Symphony.
It was a conceptual project where each hour was represented in one minute.
2014 Old Crow Yukon
Mary Jane bucket processes her super 8 film.
Mary Jane filmed and edited 1am, 5pm and midnight, Sophia filmed and edited 10am for The Sound We See: An Old Crow Village Symphony.
Sophia and Mary Jane are cultural leaders in their community.
Mary Jane has made 4 films with Old Crow (and many more on her own) and also works as a mentor.
2014 Old Crow Yukon
Our World always has a celebration screening in the community where we share food, screen the films and give gifts.
Check out these powerful films by: Thelma, Alex, Kelly, Roberta, Bree-Anna & Haley and Jeremy (missing in photo).
Also pictured are the mentors lisa g, Tracy Sebnem and Odessa.
2015 Tsulquate BC
Our World participants work in larger teams on bigger productions (pictured here in on location at the Haida Heritage Center is Consequences of a Thief) under the mentorship of Patrick Shannon.
2016, Haida Gwaii BC
Our World participant Pasha Partridge works on her much loved and screened animation with the help of artist/animator Glenn Gear.
2018 Kahnawake, Quebec
Nigel has about 20 minutes before his battery dies in -40 below!
He created the powerful film Arctic Lion on this visit.
2019 Kangiqsujuaq, Nunavik
In the background Hosiah, Kavarah, Cassidy & Curtis work with Nadine Arpin on their film Highschool DRAMA which screened at Asinabka Film Festival In Ottawa.
In the foreground Kamden Quill, Brentyn Moose & Delroy Strang are with Cheryl Hamilton working on their all Cree language film Snack Surprise
Pikangikum Ontario 2019 (a wonderfully queer positive community!)
Our World provided the first radio/podcast workshop as requested by Banchi Hanuse of Nuxalk Radio. This was provided on zoom.
Koosen Pielle and Helena Krobath were mentors and these audio stories were shared on the air and at ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Festival
2021 Bella Coola/Powell RIver/Vancouver
Nadine Arpin (Sioux Lookout) and lisa g (vancouver) mentoring Randy Dunsford .
Randy’s first film Damage Turns to Hope got thousands of views!
This time he made an audio piece called Self-Realization for the Ice Follies in North Bay Ontario 2023 ! Nadine curated an audio installation called LANDLINES.
2021 Pikangikum/Sioux Lookout/Vancouver
Reel 2 Real & Our World have been working with the community of Tk’emlúps (Kamloops) to make a southern hub to serve Indigenous creatives in BC.
By mentoring mentors, providing filmmaking workshops, and partnering with Mastermind (a local Production Studio) the concept of building a creative TRAPLINE is now happening!
2021-present Tk’emlúps, BC