Feeling Reserved, Alexus’ Story
Where We Were Not, Part I: Alexus’ Story
6 mins Canada
Language:
English
Genre:
Animation
Featured Selection
Synopsis
In "Feeling Reserved" Alexus shares her story of a 'starlight tour', a practice of police brutality against First Nations peoples in Canada where individuals are driven out of town, stripped of their coats and shoes and left to freeze to death. In Alexus’ case a couple happened to drive by her and she was saved. Nonetheless the emotional scars remain, and many people were not so lucky. The realization that these murders are a continuation of the genocide of First Nations peoples today is horrifying for all. This work highlights the systemic violence at play and the silencing effect it produces.
Director:
Jess MacCormack & Alexus Young
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