(2011, 10 mins)

'Namgis director Barb Cranmer has created two short films that recreate the experience of the modern-day potlatch, still practiced in her community of Alert Bay, British Columbia. Part 1 (10 minutes) is a narrative documentary showing the potlatch ceremony and discussing its importance in the passing down of history and connection to ancestry. Part 2 (13 minutes) immerses the viewer in the experience itself with a powerful soundscape that was filmed in the Bighouse during this traditional ceremony that connects families and community for Canada's Indigenous Northwest Coast people.

The first film is a 10-minute narrative documentary showing the potlatch ceremony and discussing its importance in the passing down of history and connection to ancestry.

T'łakwagilogwa
Barb Cranmer
'Namgis First Nation Filmmaker
Bakwam Storyteller
from Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada