INAATE/SE/

INAATE/SE/ re-envisions an ancient Ojibway tale, the Seven Fires Prophecy, a narrative that both predates and foretells first contact with Europeans. A kaleidoscopic fusion of documentary, narrative, and experimental cinema, INAATE/SE/ transcends a linear colonial history to explore how the prophecy resonates across generations within an Indigenous community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. With precise geographic grounding and sweeping historical scope, the film narrows its focus between the sacred and the profane to reveal how contemporary Indigenous identity is constructed.