Odessa Shuquaya

A short, expressionist documentary, exploring the relationship between Cedar and three Indigenous women who work with it, weave with it, and live with it.

Jon, a young First Nations man, is struggling to overcome addiction and to avoid the multiple warrants out on him. But he has several strong women in his corner: his girlfriend, his sister, his mother, and his unborn daughter, they are all hoping he can master his demons and find peace.

Distraught patients recently diagnosed with STIs look back on how they contracted the disease and what they could have done to prevent the transmission.