s-yéwyáw: Awaken (2023)
s-yéwyáw: Awaken (2023)
healing people, heals the land healing the land, heals people
Stories of hope and homecoming intersect as Indigenous multimedia changemakers learn and document the teachings of their Elders. Ecko Aleck of the Nlaka'pamux Nation (Lytton, BC,) Alfonso Salinas of the shíshálh Nation (Sunshine Coast, BC,) and Charlene SanJenko of Splatsin of the Secwépemc Nation (Shuswap, BC,) are learning and documenting the traditional cultural teachings and legacies of their Elders, including the impacts of genocide resulting from Canada's Indian Residential School (IRS) system. Calling the audience's attention to the filmmaking process of narrative collaboration between an Indigenous and settler team, this character-driven documentary connects the transformative stories of three Indigenous multimedia changemakers and their four Elders. Infused by Indigenous ceremony, s-yéwyáw: Awaken walks alongside the process of intergenerational healing.

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Terry Coyote Aleck Terry Coyote Aleck As: Self
Wayne Christian Wayne Christian As: Self
Calvin Craigan Calvin Craigan As: Self
Barbara Higgins Barbara Higgins As: Self
Ecko Aleck Ecko Aleck As: Self
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Stories of hope and homecoming intersect as Indigenous multimedia changemakers learn and document the teachings of their Elders. Ecko Aleck of the Nlaka'pamux Nation (Lytton, BC,) Alfonso Salinas of the shíshálh Nation (Sunshine Coast, BC,) and Charlene SanJenko of Splatsin of the Secwépemc Nation (Shuswap, BC,) are learning and documenting the traditional cultural teachings and legacies of their Elders, including the impacts of genocide resulting from Canada's Indian Residential School (IRS) system. Calling the audience's attention to the filmmaking process of narrative collaboration between an Indigenous and settler team, this character-driven documentary connects the transformative stories of three Indigenous multimedia changemakers and their four Elders. Infused by Indigenous ceremony, s-yéwyáw: Awaken walks alongside the process of intergenerational healing.


Tagline: healing people, heals the land healing the land, heals people
Certification: Unknown

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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 13 October 2023

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Runtime: 92m

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Production Crew

Ecko Aleck

Ecko Aleck

Producer

Özgün Gündüz

Özgün Gündüz

Executive Producer

Liz Marshall

Liz Marshall

Producer

Liz Marshall

Liz Marshall

Executive Producer

Patti Poskitt

Patti Poskitt

Line Producer

Alfonso Salinas

Alfonso Salinas

Producer

Charlene SanJenko

Charlene SanJenko

Producer

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Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Ecko Aleck

Ecko Aleck

Music

Oscar Vargas

Oscar Vargas

Sound Designer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Eva Anandi Brownstein

Eva Anandi Brownstein

Director of Photography

Tamar Kozlov

Tamar Kozlov

Still Photographer

Tamar Kozlov

Tamar Kozlov

Additional Camera

Liz Marshall

Liz Marshall

Director of Photography

Inder Nirwan

Inder Nirwan

Director of Photography

Diana Parry

Diana Parry

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

Paul Shoebridge

Paul Shoebridge

Title Designer

Paul Shoebridge

Paul Shoebridge

Graphic Designer

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