Faith

Next Gen Student Films

A small group of people participate in a healing yoga session inside a cozy room with wooden floors. They are in various child's poses around a colorful mandala arrangement in the center. A female instructor stands and guides them. The room is softly lit with candles and lamps, creating a reiki-infused ambiance.

A Divine Connection

A Film by Liza J., The Representation Project, 2021

In this short documentary film, we meet Kyle, Kesley, and Misti, seeking divine healing and connection through practices such as reiki and yoga to better understand themselves and others.

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Born Amish

A Film by Frost M., The Representation Project, 2020

An Amish family in Maine lives life off the grid and on the land, making the most of daylight.

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Sisters

Ni Yankwik Xinachtli

A Film by Axayacatzi K., The Representation Project, 2020

Ni Yankwik Xinachtli is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2020 Youth Media Academy. This film explores Indigenous generational knowledge on medicinal plants and alternative medicine and how the seed reflects the person and the prayer of the universe.

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Two people are silhouetted against the light as they stand holding hands at the entrance of a rustic, thatched-roof hut. The surroundings outside appear bright, in contrast with the dim interior. The scene gives a sense of companionship and departure, like a sprouting journey documented in silence.

Tetsmolini (Sprouting)

The Representation Project, 2021

Wana, who is very sick, realizes that she is not ready to leave her grandson Miliano, who did not learn to speak her language. On her deathbed, Aleja, the Curandera of the community, uses her sacred knowledge to ask the sacred winds for help. Wana will talk to the winds, guardians of the land to find the strength she needs to continue her legacy and provide a bridge between humans and the earth.

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