I was very grateful to have this project I pitched awarded the Indigenous Filmmaker Bursary from Vancouver Film Studios and Pacific Backlot in 2023. It is a dramatic, poetic film that follows Bea, a curious young Indigenous woman who grew up in the city, who has always been very self-aware. One day, she experiences a simple push from the universe that opens her eyes to the interconnectedness of everything.

The goal of the film was to show how simple it is to tune into the present, and connect yourself to the environment around you to be more empathetic towards one another. To look at the world with wonder, like in a child’s eyes. My intended audience is anyone who has felt that lingering feeling that the forest and the natural world has spoken to them before, that there’s a level of connection they haven’t yet made.

I also want to make this film for urban natives like me who have felt that disconnection. I want both of these kinds of audiences to learn that we carry this knowledge in our bodies and we just need to find a way to tap in, and be present, in order to channel it.

You can watch the film here.