Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild] (2026)

Directed by Adam Khalil, Zack Khalil

Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild] movie poster

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.

Genre: Documentary

Language: en

Production

Composers: Leila Bordreuil, Lucky Dragons · Editors: Adam Khalil, Zack Khalil

Production: Ozhitoon Films

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