Indigenous/Native Peoples

HERO’S ISLAND

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Set in 1952, when Okinawa was still under U.S. occupation, Hero’s Island traces the turbulent lives of four young rebels who once raided American military bases to feed their community. Their charismatic leader On vanished after a daring heist with a “prize” far greater than planned, leaving childhood friends Gusuku, Yamako, and Rei to divergent

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AINU PURI

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Every year, Shige has to get permission from the Hokkaido government, the fishermen’s union, the organization that fosters salmon, and the police department before he can start Marek fishing. He’ll get caught as a poacher if he catches a salmon without those permissions, even though his sole purpose of this it to keep the tradition

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MĀRAMA

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Set in 1859 North Yorkshire, MĀRAMA follows a young Māori woman determined to reclaim her identity in a foreign and hostile world. Blending gothic horror with cultural reclamation, the film explores the collision of heritage, trauma, and the supernatural. Directed by Taratoa Stappard and starring Ariāna Osborne, Toby Stephens, and Umi Myers, MĀRAMA forges a

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