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Janine Windolph
Cinéaste, enseignante et conteuse, Janine Windolph est l’actuelle directrice des arts autochtones du Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
Elle était auparavant chargée de la participation communautaire à la MacKenzie Art Gallery de Regina, en Saskatchewan, où elle a également été gardienne d’histoires, assistante aux programmes éducatifs et responsable des programmes publics. Elle enseigne le perlage, les arts visuels, la photographie, le cinéma, l’écriture, l’art du récit et l’iconographie autochtone dans les écoles, les bibliothèques et les organismes sans but lucratif.
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First Stories - Life Givers: Honouring Our Elders and ChildrenJanine Windolph 2007 5 min"Some say when a child dies, you lose your future, and when an elder dies, you lose your past." Life Givers: Honouring Our Elders and Children is a poignant short film that testifies to the need to grieve and honour the memory of loved ones. -
Our Maternal HomeJanine Windolph 2023 27 minFilmmaker and educator Janine Windolph ventures from Saskatchewan to Quebec with her two teens and younger sister, tracing their familial origins to the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi. Against the scenic backdrop of these Traditional Lands, Elders offer newfound interdependence and hands-on learning, transforming this humble visit into a sensory-filled expression of reclamation and resilience. Our Maternal Home lovingly establishes a heart-centred form of resistance to confront and heal from the generational impacts of cultural disconnection, making space for what comes next.
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Stories Are in Our BonesJanine Windolph 2019 11 minIn this layered short film, filmmaker Janine Windolph takes her young sons fishing with their kokum (grandmother), a residential school survivor who retains a deep knowledge and memory of the land. The act of reconnecting with their homeland is a cultural and familial healing journey for the boys, who are growing up in the city. It’s also a powerful form of resistance for the women.
