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WaaPaKe (Tomorrow)

Jules Arita Koostachin
2023 | 1 h 20 min

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For generations, the suffering of residential school Survivors has radiated outward, impacting Indigenous families and communities. Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin’s deeply personal documentary WaaPaKe (Tomorrow) moves beyond intergenerational trauma, with an invitation to unravel the tangled threads of silence and unite in collective freedom and power.

Awards and distinctions

  • Native Viewpoint Award - Best Indigenous Documentary Feature
    Indie Awards, Los Angeles
    2024
  • Cantin Jury Award for Community Impact
    Junction North International Documentary Film Festival, Sudbury
    2024
  • Best Canadian Feature
    Junction North International Documentary Film Festival, Sudbury
    2024
  • Best Northern Ontario film (tied with Dear Friend: Where Have You Gone?)
    Junction North International Documentary Film Festival, Sudbury
    2024
  • Best BC Film
    International Film Festival, Vancouver
    2023