LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
LIVE ACTION | CANADA | 22 MINUTES | English
Vess
Director Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore
A Six Nations carpenter/philosopher transforms his grief as he builds a home for a young family returning to their territory. The group forges new relationships filled with humour, Mohawk language, and the dynamic strength they all draw from their land and community.
CAST & CREDITS
Director
Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore
Producer
Tamara Louks
Screenwriter
Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore
Key Cast
Glen Gould
Directors Bio
Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore is an independent filmmaker, podcaster, and educator. Moore is Kanyen’kehà:ka (Mohawk), a fluent Kanyen’kéha speaker (ACTFL intermediate/high), and an enrolled member of Six Nations of the Grand River territory.
Moore is a founding member/co-owner of The Aunties Dandelion: a media organization informed by traditional Onkwehòn:we (Indigenous) teachings and focused on revitalizing communities through stories of land, language, and relationships. Moore hosts a monthly podcast called The Aunties Dandelion where she interviews Indigenous change makers and community builders.
She spent two decades in Washington, DC as producer/director/writer with Discovery Channel, National Geographic, and others. Moore is a Banff 2023 Indigenous Screen Summit pitch participant and 2022 Banff Spark program participant for women who own media businesses.
Directors Statement
Vess is a film of love, loss, and returning home and was inspired by the poignant strength and beauty I experienced in my own community when I moved back to my family’s territory at Six Nations of the Grand River a decade ago.
The film is about the powerful and simple ways that we as Indigenous people make family with each other; through sharing food, language, culture, philosophy, time, awkwardness, and even each other’s grief.
My approach to the narrative mirrors true life moments we have with each other as we witness relationships and identity unfold while the film leaves open the possibility for many outcomes for the audience.
I am thrilled to feature an all-Indigenous cast, most from my own community at Six Nations, as well as a real-life family who are Mohawk speakers depicting the young family returning home in the film. Important healing happens when Indigenous communities see themselves depicted on screen in these expansive ways.
Program Two
Showtimes
Sunday, November 10
IN-PERSON
Screening: 2:15pm
Once Purchased
your name will be at ‘Will Call’
AMC The Grove 14
189 The Grove Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Parking
At The Theatre
