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Skábmagovat 2024
Film
Premiere

Ohskennón:ten Owí:ra / Little Deer

Canada 2023
No screenings. Part of previous festival's programme.

European premiere

On Christmas Eve, 1967, two young indigenous girls are forced to battle the elements and work together in order to return home to their families after a daring escape from a brutal residential school. Based on the experiences of actual survivors, the film tells a story of the resilience of indigenous youth, the power of friendship and the intergenerational impacts of the residential school system on indigenous peoples and communities.

Director Jonathan Elliott (mohawk)
Writer Jonathan Elliott (mohawk)
Running time 34 min
Rating G
Language English
Year 2023
Country Canada