If an OwlCalls Your Name
2025 • Documentary
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In-person
Available until Jan 01, 2027
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About the film
Patricia June Vickers, her brother Roy Henry Vickers, along with other Indigenous elders, healers, and activists from the Esk’etemc, Gitxsan, and Wet’suwet’en territories reflect upon their lives as forcefully assimilated Canadians. The effects of intergenerational trauma echo through the voices of residential school survivors and their children as they heal from substance abuse, violence, and disconnect from their culture.
Through connection to land, ancestral wisdom, and ceremonial healing they transform darkness into forgiveness and inner reconciliation. Prayers beyond religion, these stories echo a universal yearning for belonging and the sacredness of all life.
Director
Zaya Benazzo, Maurizio Benazzo
Producer
Finley MacNeil, Alexis Aurigemma
Executive Producer
Patricia June Vickers
Upcoming screenings
Awards & recognition
Toronto Women Film Festival
Official Selection
Montreal Independent Film Festival
Official Selection
Junction North Documentary Film Festival
Award Winner
Twin Cities Film Festival
Official Selection
Global Independent Film Festival of India
Award Winner
Mokkho International Film Festival
Award Winner
Activists Without Borders Film Festival
Best Documentary
Hibulb Cultural Center Film Festival
Best Documentary
Wolf Media Festival
Best Director
Cleveland International Film Festival
Official Selection
Paris Film Awards
Award Winner
San Francisco Women Film Festival
Official Selection
Sacramento Independent Film Festival
Official Selection
New York Movie Awards
Award Winner
Hollywood Gold Awards
Award Winner
Buenos Aires International Film Festival
Official Selection
Better Earth International Film Festival
Award Winner