Screening in SHORTS PROGRAM: IN THE CITY

Activate NDN Consciousness combines found footage of harmful portrayals of Indigenous peoples in contrast with images of contemporary Indigenous protest and rebellion, creating a work that captures the truth of a traumatic history as well as the desire and strength of Indigenous survival and resistance.

Directed by Natalie King

Co-presented by: VTape, Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival

Natalie King is a queer Anishinaabekwe artist, facilitator and member of Timiskaming First Nation. King’s practice ranges from drawing, painting, and installation as well as community engagement and activism.