CinemaOSMovie · 2023 · 1h 32m

s-yéwyáw: Awaken

healing people, heals the land healing the land, heals people

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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.

Directed byLiz Marshall

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 32m
Language
EN
Released
October 13, 2023

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Official Trailer - s-yéwyáw / AWAKEN

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Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring

Terry Coyote Aleck

Self

Wayne Christian

Self

Calvin Craigan

Self

Barbara Higgins

Self

Ecko Aleck

Self

Alfonso Salinas

Self

Charlene SanJenko

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Liz Marshall
Written by
Ecko Aleck
Liz Marshall
Produced by
Ecko Aleck
Liz Marshall

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