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Listing of Feature Films & Synopsis info

Friday, Nov 4th
Onalee's Journey - short feature film

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An award winning short documentary film about Onalee's journey as a Deaf Native American and the film was shown at Deaf Rochester Film Festival (DRFF) in year 2007. Onalee shared her journey as a Native American elder and leading Intertribal Deaf Council (IDC) and a spiritual gathering event in 2007.

Friday, Nov 4th
Elevated - Short feature film

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Effective communication is a challenge every climber faces. It’s a sport that requires intense focus, dedication, and overcoming fear. For Deaf climber Sonya Wilson, communication and community is of vital importance. Elevated is a non-verbal film sharing Sonya’s experience as a Deaf woman and outdoor advocate working to bridge the gap between the Deaf community and the outdoor industry, one crag at a time.

Saturday, Nov 5th
Being Michelle - Feature Length Film

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an award-winning feature-length documentary film about a deaf woman with autism who survived incarceration and abuse and now uses her artwork to depict the trauma she survived and heal from her past.

Sunday, Nov 6th
CHANGER - Feature Length film:

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Changer: A Hand Telling is an innovative Deaf-centric and Native-centric filmed performance with Deaf Native storytellers performing the Coast Salish myth of CHANGER in Native and artistic sign language and the next evolution of an original play by Fern Naomi Renville (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) and Roger Fernandes (Lower Elwha S’Klallam, Makah).
Helmed by Deaf director Howie Seago, CODA film maker Kyle Seago and Native film maker Raven Two Feathers, Changer: A Hand Telling is a cinematic take on Coast Salish origin stories. Filmed on the traditional lands of the Lower Elwha s’Klallam Tribe, the narrative follows mythic characters into a future transformed by tribes exercising sovereign treaty rights.

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