Smokii Sumac reflects on the wisdom and strength of bereaved mothers, as he is faced with the grief of waking up to a changed world–the day after Donald Trump was elected as President of the United States. There have been mornings worse than this one.
There Are Hierarchies of Grief
- Meky Ottawa
- Canada
- 2023
- 5 mins
- Sat Jan 27
- 8:00 PM
- Showplace
- English, French
- Captioned in English
About the Filmmaker
- Filmmaker: Meky Ottawa
- Writer: Smokii Sumac
- Producer: Christa Couture, Michelle St. John
- Other Credits: Score: G.R. Gritt; Animator: Meky Ottawa
Meky Ottawa is an Atikamekw from Manawan. Based in Tiohtià:ke (Montréal), she works with video, animation, illustration and installation and has been shown in Mashteuiatsh, Nantes, and in Montréal. Her animated films have been presented in Canada and internationally.