Film Screening: her name - a film by tīná gúyáńí

her name is an experimental documentary shot entirely on Super 8 film created by tīná gúyáńí (seth cardinal dodginghorse & Glenna Cardinal) that explores Glenna’s family as she attends the Blue Quills University in Alberta Canada, the former Indian Residential School her father attended. During this period a family story emerges of an aunt who attended the School and went missing. Glenna is driven to search for legal records of her existence.

Driven by seth cardinal dodginghorse’s analogue film score “her name” does not shy away from sonic and cinematic experimentations. Part documentary, part sound piece, and part love letter to a father, the narrative unfolds across emotional and physical landscapes in a sequence of vignettes. There is no attempt to romanticize a sense of resilience against the irreconcilable collective trauma of Residential Schools. Rather, her name speaks to the truth in collective memory, the love of family, and the care for stories.