A Celebration of Darkness

Overview

In 2015, Jaene turned 40. This lead them to become introspective about their unusual life history. From a childhood of severe abuse, neglect, psychiatric institutionalization and being in care, they grew to become a street involved sex worker by 20. They met Elder Isaac Day from Serpent River First Nations in the early 2000's. Through his teachings and ceremonies at Thunder Mountain, Jaene was able to turn their life around. This film is a narrative driven experimental self portrait of that journey.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2015

Original language

English

Countries

Canada

Production

ImagineNative

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site