Indigenous Voices
At Film Fest Report, we are committed to amplifying Indigenous voices in cinema—voices that have long been underrepresented. It’s time to empower Indigenous communities worldwide to tell their own stories, in their own words, with sovereignty and confidence. We take pride in championing singular, authentic, and powerful works through our Indigenous Voices focus.
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CPH:DOX 2026
CPH:DOX 2026: Let Our Mountains Live (dir. Håvard Bustnes) | Review
Up close with the Sámi people—whose rights are being undermined by Europe’s largest wind farm project in Norway—filmmaker Håvard Bustnes…
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Doc Edge 2025
Doc Edge 2025: We Are the Water (dir. Stephanie Guest) | Review
“We are the water, the water is us.” With this poetic short film, director Stephanie Guest offers a tender and…
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Seattle International Film Festival
Uplifting Indigenous Voices: 4th World Media at SIFF 2025
"Narrative sovereignty is essential in any community driven film and storytelling," Tracy Rector told us. As Indigenous-made cinema begins to…
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Hot Docs 2024
Hot Docs 2024: Yintah (by Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell, Michael Toledano) | Review
The fight, courage, resilience, and aura of two First Nations leaders shine through every frame of "Yintah," a raw, urgent…
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Courts d'un soir 2024
Courts d’un soir 2024: Nittaituq | Review
"Nittaituq" delivers a striking and anxious plea, exploring an Inuit community's struggle to preserve its cultural identity amidst the encroaching…
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Spotlight: Documentary
TIFF 2023: Homecoming (TIFF Docs) | Interview of Suvi West and Anssi Kömi
In this insightful interview, Finnish directors Suvi West and Anssi Kömi, a dynamic filmmaking duo, discuss their creative collaboration, the…
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Cannes 2023
Cannes 2023: The Buriti Flower | Interview of João Salaviza (Un Certain Regard)
We met director João Salaviza, who presented The Buriti Flower at Un Certain Regard, along with his co-director Renée Nader…
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Festival Highlights
Indigenous Film Summit 2021: How to tell Indigenous stories in film, and support Indigenous creators?
Our contributor Sara Aloe immerses us into the 4th Indigenous Film Summit (June 23-25, 2021), a hotspot for respect, inclusion,…
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