Tsi Teyoto:te (Even in the Silence)

Name: Tsi Teyoto:te (Even in the Silence)
Uploaded: 2024-12-02T15:26:01.819Z
Duration: 235 s
Description: Tsi Teyoto:te (Even in the Silence) is an experimental film told entirely in Kanien’keha (Mohawk language) that examines the impacts of underage drinking in Indigenous communities and the struggle to overcome grief and past traumas through culture, traditional practices and self-healing.

Tsi Teyoto:te (Even in the Silence) is an experimental film told entirely in Kanien’keha (Mohawk language) that examines the impacts of underage drinking in Indigenous communities and the struggle to overcome grief and past traumas through culture, traditional practices and self-healing.

Topics Covered

Alcohol Use Disorder, Grief and Loss, Mental Wellness, Trauma

Content Heads Up

Depiction of a DUI-caused car accident

Representation

College age, Indigenous, Woman / female

Film Style

Drama

Johnathan Elliott

Jonathan Elliott is a Tuscarora filmmaker from Ontario, known for directing and cinematography on projects like Even in the Silence, Taken Home, and Her Water Drum. His work has been screened internationally at film festivals in New Zealand, Italy, Germany, the U.S., and Canada.

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