səlilwətaɬ in the News- Through film, Kayah George explores the nuanced responsibility of being səlilwətaɬ

səlilwətaɬ in the News- Through film, Kayah George explores the nuanced responsibility of being səlilwətaɬ

News & Updatessəlilwətaɬ in the News- Through film, Kayah George explores the nuanced responsibility of being səlilwətaɬ

səlilwətaɬ in the News- Through film, Kayah George explores the nuanced responsibility of being səlilwətaɬ

Filmmaker Kayah George was featured in IndigiNews, a culturally-respectful, Indigenous-led online journalism publication, regarding her documentary film, Our Grandmother the Inlet.

In the film, she reflects on their relationship to water, culture, and land. Her film was featured in the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival programming.

Kayah stated: “I found a lot of healing in making a film and expressing myself, having that outlet and showing things I couldn’t put into words — feelings or thinking. Some of the themes depicted in the film show how I felt inside, and having them out took that pain out of me.”

“My name is Halth-Leah. I carry my grandmother’s name, and she carries it from her grandmother. That goes 13 generations back. I’m from Tsleil-Waututh Nation, which translates to ‘People of the Inlet.’ We didn’t see this place the way the world does now.”

This is a scene featuring Kayah George from her poetic hybrid-documentary film, Our Grandmother the Inlet, co-directed with Jaime Leigh Gianopoulos, an emerging director, editor, and producer.

Read the full article in IndigiNews: https://shorturl.at/ceuwJ

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