ALFF Shorts: Indigenous Land and Community Films

This screening took place on Friday, February 13, 2026 at 12:00 pmYukon Theatre

TUKTUIT: CARIBOU

An experimental documentary created with handmade and manufactured emulsions exploring the close and enduring connections between Inuit, caribou, lichens, and land use. Lichen developers help bring the images to life, while caribou hide is processed into gelatin to make handmade emulsion. Filmed primarily on the land in Nunavut where caribou struggle to maintain their lifeways amidst burn events, habitat disruption and changing conditions.

HUNTING IN THE DEHCHO

NT | 2024 | Documentary | 5 min | English | Jonathan Antoine

Short documentary about two Indigenous people hunting in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Denendeh, Canada.

FROM THE LAND UP

BC | 2025 | Documentary | 20 min | English | Erynne M Gilpin, Kl. Peruzzo Andrade

A collection of short films portraying three intimate reflections from Indigenous women about their commitment to cultural revitalization and inter-generational knowledge sharing.

IIKAIKSIMATSA'PAO'P: GRATEFUL TO BE ON THE LAND

AB | 2026 | Documentary | 13 min | Trevor Solway

Iikaiksimatsa’pao’p (Grateful to Be on the Land) follows Cassie Ayoungman, founder of Soul of Miistaki and member of the Siksika nation, on her journey to bring the healing power of the mountains to those within her community. Breaking down barriers to climbing, and integrating Indigenous teachings and land-based learning, she raises questions about representation, builds community, and redefines what it means to be on the land.