by Tara Almond | Nov 3, 2022
By Mia Tocas CASCADIA Intern On accepting identity, raising cross-culture awareness, protecting ICWA, and unraveling historical trauma. “Daughter of a Lost Bird” is a documentary that educates audiences about issues affecting contemporary Native people and the effects...
by Tara Almond | Apr 26, 2022
“Ways of Being Home” moves between rural Minnesota & Mexico. The film is directed by Chilean-American filmmaker Cecilia Cornejo Sotelo. Runtime 72 minutes. “Ways Of Being Home” is a portrait of two small towns — one in Mexico and one in... by Cheryl Crooks | Oct 15, 2021
This article written by John Haworth comes to us from the Americans for the Arts blog. John is a friend of the festival and is Senior Executive Emeritus Smithsonian Instituition/NMAI, Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. He is a member of...
by Cheryl Crooks | Oct 6, 2021
By Lyn Dennis, Lummi Nation/Tahltan Band of B.C. CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival Board and Filmmaker “End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock” is a movie that you will want to see twice. It evolves around the plight of the Standing Rock tribal members...
by Tara Almond | Sep 13, 2021
CASCADIA presents two films outlining the untold stories of Indigenous women as part of the Pickford Film Center’s Doctober event during the month of October. The two films–”End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock” and “Honor Thy...
by Tara Almond | Sep 13, 2021
Big congrats to CASCADIA director Jules Koostachin for being chosen as one of the 2021-2022 participants in the Canadian Academy’s Directors Program for Women! Jules’ films were official selections in four of CASCADIA’s festivals! This is very...