Embodying the Mohawk value of Tentsítewahkwe, Jessica Shenandoah goes on a knowledge-gathering journey across all four seasons to reinvigorate the healing, land-based practices of her ancestral grandmothers — knowledge that boarding schools, forced religion and land theft may have suppressed but could not destroy.
Directors Spotlight
Katsitsionni Fox
Director
Katsitsionni Fox is an artist, filmmaker and educator from the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne. Her films highlight Indigenous women who are stepping into their purpose and power. Her award winning films include: Ohero:kon – Under the Husk (2016), Without a Whisper – Konnon:kwe (2020) and Tentsitewahkwe (2023).
- Runtime 17 minutes
- Country United States
- Language English, Kanienkéha (Mohawk)
- Director Katsitsionni Fox
- Cast Jessica Shenandoah
- Cinematographer Jaiden Mitchell, Katsitsionni Fox
- Co Producer Hindou Ibrahim, Yo-Yo Ma, Cristina Mittermeier, Kilii Yuyan
- Editor Sauli Pillay
- Executive Producer Tracy Rector
- Producer Adam Mazo, Tracy Rector, Kavita Pillay, Taylor Hensel
- Premiere Philadelphia
