Darlene Naponse

Set within the fluidity of time, touch, realism and reverie. Some may call this magic realism. Based within Indigenous knowledge and way of life, this story allows two people to heal, through touch, calm, love and patience in a fantastical space that leaves the audience dreamlike and yet it is dangerous and violent, there is love.

An exploration of the reality of returning home on the reserve to face family, community and death.

A world-famous Anishinaabe musician returns to the reserve to rest and recharge — only to discover that fame (and the outside world) are not easily left behind.

Set on Atikameksheng Anishnawbek (formerly known as Whitefish Lake), this visual art documentary follows the seasons in director Darlene Naponse’s home community in Northern Ontario.

An unsatisfying Bingo game on The Rez prompts two young women to go on a road trip, resulting in a dramatic encounter. Here, the private refuge of female friendship gets complicated by the public weight of community crisis. An early work from community-based Anishnaabe filmmaker Darlene Naponse, whose feature films now screen internationally.

Set within the fluidity of time, touch, realism and reverie. Some may call this magic realism. Based within Indigenous knowledge and way of life, this story allows two people to heal, through touch, calm, love and patience in a fantastical space that leaves the audience dreamlike and yet it is dangerous and violent, there is love.

Set within the fluidity of time, touch, realism and reverie. Some may call this magic realism. Based within Indigenous knowledge and way of life, this story allows two people to heal, through touch, calm, love and patience in a fantastical space that leaves the audience dreamlike and yet it is dangerous and violent, there is love.

Set within the fluidity of time, touch, realism and reverie. Some may call this magic realism. Based within Indigenous knowledge and way of life, this story allows two people to heal, through touch, calm, love and patience in a fantastical space that leaves the audience dreamlike and yet it is dangerous and violent, there is love.

An exploration of the reality of returning home on the reserve to face family, community and death.

An exploration of the reality of returning home on the reserve to face family, community and death.

An exploration of the reality of returning home on the reserve to face family, community and death.

A world-famous Anishinaabe musician returns to the reserve to rest and recharge — only to discover that fame (and the outside world) are not easily left behind.

A world-famous Anishinaabe musician returns to the reserve to rest and recharge — only to discover that fame (and the outside world) are not easily left behind.

A world-famous Anishinaabe musician returns to the reserve to rest and recharge — only to discover that fame (and the outside world) are not easily left behind.

Set on Atikameksheng Anishnawbek (formerly known as Whitefish Lake), this visual art documentary follows the seasons in director Darlene Naponse’s home community in Northern Ontario.

An unsatisfying Bingo game on The Rez prompts two young women to go on a road trip, resulting in a dramatic encounter. Here, the private refuge of female friendship gets complicated by the public weight of community crisis. An early work from community-based Anishnaabe filmmaker Darlene Naponse, whose feature films now screen internationally.