Framed Differently

 
 

MAY 3 / 6:00PM - 9:00PM / WEEKEND 1

FRAMED DIFFERENTLY: What happens when you stop looking for the common thread—and just listen?

PROGRAMMED BY SEQUOIA HAUCK / SCREENING + Q&A WITH THE ARTISTS

LOCATION: PF MAIN GALLERY 144

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Framed Differently is a unique film curation that highlights four distinct Native stories, each reflecting the diverse ways Indigenous filmmakers explore and express our culture. This selection challenges the traditional stereotypes of Native storytelling. It shows the richness of Native experiences, from comedic to poetic, heart-wrenching to hopeful. These films transcend the boundaries placed upon Native narratives, inviting viewers to step outside of what is expected. The common thread isn’t a shared theme, but a shared truth: Indigenous filmmakers are creating stories that are diverse and complex and we deserve to be celebrated for our work—not just for our Native identity.

Framed Differently asks the audience to listen—really listen—to the voices of Native filmmakers as they break free from the boxes imposed by the industry and society. It’s a celebration of Indigenous creativity and artistry, showing that storytelling has no limits.

The Comedian: Directed by Ajuawak Kapashesit. Written by Ajuawak Kapashesit and Jeff Barehand. Produced by Red Eagle Soaring and Sky Bear Media

Two Spirit, Two Stories: Sequoia Hauck

Hunting Morels: Mushroom Secrets: Oogie_Push

Love Lessons in a Time of Settler Colonialism: Animation by Moira Villiard, Poem by Tanya Winder

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SEQUOIA HAUCK
SEQUOIA HAUCK

Sequoia Hauck (they/them) is a two-spirit, queer, Anishinaabe and Hupa filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist and director who creates work that indigenizes the process of art-making. Their work weaves Indigenous epistemologies, indigiqueer identity and the possibilities of Indigenous futurism. They graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a B.A. in American Indian Studies. Sequoia co-founded alongside Adrienne Zimiga-January and Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha: Mni Giizhik Theatre Ensemble. Sequoia is directing and producing their company’s inaugural show an all Ojibwe rom-com Niizh by Joelle Peter May 9-18, 2025.  Sequoia is a 2023 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow and First Peoples Fund Cultural Capital Fellow.

AJUAWAK KAPASHESIT
AJUAWAK KAPASHESIT

Ajuawak Kapashesit is an actor, writer, and director for stage and screen. His acting credits include Indian Horse (2017), Once Upon a River (2019), Indian Road Trip (2020), Bad Blood (CityTV/Netflix), and Outlander (Starz/Sony). As a filmmaker, his films have been supported by Firelight Media, CAAM, PBS, and the Sundance Institute. He is an alumnus of the CBC Actors Conservatory at the Canadian Film Centre (2019), a Vision Maker Media Shorts Fellow (2020), a 4th World Indigenous Media Fellow (2021), and currently a FilmSparks Fellow (2025). Ajuawak is Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Cree, and Jewish.

MOIRA VILLIARD
MOIRA VILLIARD

Through public art collaborations across Minnesota, Moira Villiard (pronounced "Miri") is a multidisciplinary artist with a mixed Indigenous and settler heritage who uses art to uplift underrepresented narratives, explore the nuance of society’s historical community intersections, and promote community healing spaces. The outputs of her work include murals, community spaces and programming, exhibits, installations, animated light projections, film, and digital design. 

Moira grew up on the Fond du Lac Reservation in Cloquet, MN and is a Fond du Lac direct descendent. She currently works as a freelance consultant, designer, speaker, and grant-writer and is the lead artist behind organizing the Chief Buffalo Memorial Mural site in Duluth.

OOGIE PUSH
OOGIE PUSH

Oogie_Push is from the Meskwaki Nation near Tama, Iowa. She is currently creating on Dakota Territory, aka the Twin Cities. She is an actor, playwright, storyteller, dancer, Meskwaki twine bag weaver, production assistant, and award-winning documentarian. Follow her current adventures on Instagram @oogie_push and you can see the content she creates on Youtube @oogie_push. She is currently the Native American Artist in Residence at the MN Historical Society, and the Indigenous Initiatives Specialist at The Walker Arts Center.



 
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