For generations, the suffering of residential school Survivors has radiated outward, impacting Indigenous families and communities. Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin’s deeply personal documentary WaaPaKe (Tomorrow), moves beyond intergenerational trauma, with an invitation to unravel the tangled threads of silence and unite in collective freedom and power.

Official Selection

• Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), 2023

• ImagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival, 2023

• Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) 2023

• Montreal First Peoples Film Festival, 2024

• Available Light Film Festival, 2024

• Victoria Film Festival, 2024

Awards and Nominations

• WINNER - Best BC Film Award, Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), 2023

• WINNER - APTN Award, Montreal First Peoples Film Festival, 2024

• WINNER - The Native Viewpoint Award - The Indies (Slamdance), Indigenous Film Critic’s Best Overall Selection, 2024

• NOMINATED - Best Picture Editing in a Feature Length Documentary, Leo Awards, 2024

• NOMINATED - Best Feature Length Documentary, Leo Awards, 2024