Trapped in museum archives, Ancestors bend time and space to find their way home. History, spirituality, and the law collide as tribal repatriation specialists fight to return and rebury Indigenous human remains, offering a revealing look at the still-pervasive worldviews that justified collecting them in the first place.
Crew
Adam Khalil
Director, Editor, Cinematography, Producer
Zack Khalil
Director, Editor, Cinematography, Producer, Sound Designer
Steve Holmgren
Producer
Grace Remington
Producer
Jacque Clark
Producer, Sound Designer, Additional Photography
Franny Alfano
Producer
Ernst Karel
Sound Design Assistant
Eli Cohn
Sound Design Assistant
Leila Bordreuil
Original Music Composer
Lucky Dragons
Original Music Composer
Shaandiin Tome
Additional Photography
Sky Hopinka
Additional Photography
Bayley Sweitzer
Additional Photography
Samuli Haavisto
Additional Photography