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Merata Mita introduces FROM SPIRIT TO SPIRIT
From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - the home of the first Dreamspeakers Festival. A unique celebration of the art, culture and films of first nations from around the world. Here artists and story-tellers gather to share their histories, struggles and common goals.
DREAMSPEAKERS
Delegates arrive from the South Pacific, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and New Zealand.
Rawiri Paratene
Tama Poata
A pre-production meeting of the hands-on Director’s Workshop was over-seen by Maori film director Barry Barclay. People interviewed include:
Sibongile Nene - South Africa:
“Women in the Shadows”
Christine Welsh: Metis - Canada:
Barry Barclay: Maori - New Zealand:
Ernestine Gibot: Cree - Canada
Jeff Bear: Malecite - Canada
Fidel Mareno: Yaqui - United States
“Wiping the Tears of Seven Generations”
Bjarne Store-Jacobsen: Sami-Norway.
It was decided that an incorporated body representing all the nations involved be established to continue the work - the First Nations Film and Video World Alliance.