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The Vision
Our vision for the 12-film documentary series is to honor Indigenous resilience, illuminate sacred wisdom held for humanity and Earth, and invite healing across communities facing trauma and colonial erasure.
About the film
The Eternal Song, the first in a
12-film documentary series, is a cinematic journey through timeless lands and Indigenous cultures. Voices from across generations and traditions invite us to witness the enduring scars of colonization on lands and peoples, and the healing pathways carried through ancestral wisdom.
Entrusted with medicine stories, the film grapples with colonial legacies, intergenerational trauma, and the culture of separation that fragments our lives.
The film reveals how modernity severs our connection to nature, each other, and the ancestral realm, while feeding us empty promises of salvation, unlimited consumption and economic growth, and individual happiness.
As we are drawn into the intricate web of kinship and honoring the living presence of Mother Earth, we awaken a deeper remembrance. A sacred dance comes to life and we begin to hear the eternal song of Life itself, calling us back to belonging.
Guest Speakers & Indigenous Wisdom Keepers
The Eternal Song 8 Talk Bonus Broadcast
A Journey of Remembering, Healing, and Reimagining
Embracing the Whole: Exploring Trauma in Our Bloodlines
With Lyla June Johnston
This Talk We'll Explore:
› Honoring the beauty and the brokenness within our ancestral lines
› Healing trauma without bypassing the responsibility of inheritance
› Embracing the full complexity of where we come from as a source of strength
Indigenous and Western Approaches to Trauma Healing
With Gabor Maté (Host), Judy Atkinson, Patricia June Vickers, Diana Kopua, Donald 'Del' Laverdure
This Talk We'll Explore:
› Bridging Indigenous and Western ways of understanding trauma
› Centering land, story, and spirit in the healing process
› Reclaiming collective and relational pathways to wellbeing
Reviving the Sacred: African Indigenous Wisdom & Healing
With Dr. Omavi Bailey, Dr. Sekagya Yahaya Hills, Mays Imad (Host)
This Talk We'll Explore:
› Healing trauma as restoring balance with ancestors, land, and spirit
› Integrating African traditional medicine with trauma recovery
› Rebuilding community through ancestral ways of being
Re-Indigenizing Our Ways Of Being
With Diana Kopua, Mark Kopua, Tina Ngata, Zaya & Maurizio Benazzo (Hosts)
This Talk We'll Explore:
› Reclaiming Relational Worldviews
› Reviving Ancestral Governance and Justice
› Healing Through Cultural and Land-Based Practices
Mending the Sacred Circle: Indigenous Perspectives on Intergenerational Healing
With Diane Merle Longboat, Kristen Burge, Donald 'Del' Laverdure, Chief Beverly Cook, Iya Affo (Host)
This Talk We'll Explore:
› Returning to traditional healing practices to break cycles of colonial trauma
› Reclaiming language and cultural knowledge as medicine for generations
› Centering healing in community, ceremony, and collective responsibility
The Sacred Work of Grief
With Francis Weller, Orland Bishop
This Talk We'll Explore:
› Exploring grief as a sacred threshold, not a pathology
› Remembering the soul’s place in a world of fragmentation
› Reclaiming reverence, slowness, and deep belonging in troubled times
Relational Approach to Attachment Theory
With Linda Thai
This Talk We'll Explore:
› Shifting from individual labels to relational healing
› How culture and history shape attachment patterns
› Building safety through co-regulation and mutual care
Between Collapse & Chrysalis: Tending the Threshold
With Bayo Akomolafe
This Talk We'll Explore:
› Embracing collapse as a site of transformation
› Listening to the more-than-human during times of unraveling
› Cultivating curiosity and myth in the face of uncertainty
WISDOM OF THE ANCESTORS 12–FILM SERIES
The Eternal Song
The Eternal Song
LAND: EARTH
92 Minutes
Mauri
LAND: AOTEAROA (NEW ZEALAND)
70 Minutes • COMING OCTOBER 14-18
If an Owl Calls
Your Name
LAND: UNIST’OT’EN YIN’TAH (CANADA)
92 MINUTES • COMING DECEMBER 9-12
In the Circle of Life
LAND: BUNDJALUNG & WIRADJURI (AUSTRALIA)
75 Minutes • COMING FEBRUARY 2026
Little Singer
LAND: DINÉ BIKÉYAH (ARIZONA)
81 MINUTES • COMING APRIL 2026
Sila
LAND: KALAALLIT NUNAAT (GREENLAND)
COMING 2026
‘Āina
LAND: MOKUPUNI HAWAI’I
COMING 2026
Guarani-Kaiowá
LAND: MATO GROSSO DO SUL (BRAZIL)
COMING 2026
Mundurukú
LAND: DAJE KAPAP EYPI (BRAZIL)
COMING 2026
Maasai
LAND: OLOSHO LE MAA (KENYA)
COMING 2027
Haida
LAND: HAIDA GWAII (CANADA)
COMING 2027
Ifá
LAND: TSENACOMOCO (VIRGINIA)
COMING 2027
The Eternal Song
LAND: EARTH
Mauri
LAND: AOTEAROA (NEW ZEALAND)
If an Owl Calls
Your Name
LAND: UNIST’OT’EN YIN’TAH (CANADA)
In the Circle of Life
LAND: BUNDJALUNG & WIRADJURI (AUSTRALIA)
Sila
LAND: KALAALLIT NUNAAT (GREENLAND)
Little Singer
LAND: DINÉ BIKÉYAH (ARIZONA)
‘Āina
LAND: MOKUPUNI HAWAI’I
Guarani-Kaiowá
LAND: MATO GROSSO DO SUL (BRAZIL)
Mundurukú
LAND: DAJE KAPAP EYPI (BRAZIL)
Maasai
LAND: OLOSHO LE MAA (KENYA)
Haida
LAND: HAIDA GWAII (CANADA)
Ifá
LAND: TSENACOMOCO (VIRGINIA)
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