A community-based learning effort committed to Indigenous relational processes and challenging conventional film practices.
The Creative Sovereignty Lab came together to create a short film about intergenerational trauma and friendship entitled Braided Together (Dir. Victoria Anderson-Gardner and Kyle Schmalenberg).
Braided Together, Thunder Bay, ON
Integrated into the professional film production were a series of workshops, community-learnings, and team reflections focusing on relationality and process. Crew members were paired up with Apprentices to learn on-set production skills, which was then followed by a multi-month accompaniment period where each was encouraged to develop their own screenplays.
Braided Together, Toronto Follow Up
The Creative Sovereignty Lab held a follow up gathering for all participants that included group reflection on insights developed during the Thunder Bay production, meetings with Canadian film professionals, and a community screening of a behind-the-scenes video of Braided Together. It culminated in a sharing of screenplays, as well as seed funding for next rounds of productions.
