Tsi Teyoto:te (Even in the Silence)

A visual poem told entirely in Kanien'keha (Mohawk language) that examines the impacts of underage drinking in Indigenous communities and the struggle to overcome grief and past traumas through culture, traditional practices and self-healing.

Rachel, a young Mohawk woman struggles with the aftermath of a terrible drunk-driving incident, forcing her to confront her trauma and mistakes in order to heal.

Official Selections:

- Voices With Impact Film Festival (2019)
- Montréal First Peoples’ Festival Présence autochtone, 29th edition (2019)
Award Winner: Best Canadian Short Film
- Toronto New Wave Festival (2019)
Award Winner: Audience Choice - Best Film
- Soo Film Festival (2019)
- NatiVisions Film Festival (2019)
- Culture and Diversity Film Festival, Hollywood (2019)
Award Winner: Best Socially Conscious Film
- imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival (2019)
- 24th RNCI Red Nation International Film Festival & Awards (2019)
- Native Spirit Film Festival (2019)
- Maoriland Film Festival (2020)
- Skábmagovat Film Festival (2020)
- McMinnville Short Film Festival (2020)
Nominee: Best Indigenous Short Film

Writer/Director: Jonathan Elliott
Producers: Erica Orofino, Jonathan Elliott
DOP/Editor/Colourist: Jonathan Elliott
1st AD: Steven Czikk
Mohawk Translations/Voice Over: Melissa Elliott
Mohawk Language Editor: Tehawennahkwa/Wesley Miller
Gaffer: Michael Maddeaux
1st AC: Aiden Carter
B-Cam Operator: Owen Deveney
Key Make-Up & Hair: Michael Elliott
PA: Chelsea Attong
PA: Mitchell Yu
Composer: Jamar Powell
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Starring: Chanin Lee & Andrew Hill

Produced with the support of Art With Impact.