WHEN THEY AWAKE

Directed by P J MARCELLINO AND HERMON FARAHI

Date

August 13, 2019

About Project

DIRECTOR

P J MARCELLINO AND HERMON FARAHI

COUNTRY

CANADA / USA

RUNNING TIME

90 mins

YEAR

2017

LANGUAGE

English

ABOUT THE FILM

When They Awake documents a remarkable generation of established and emerging Indigenous musicians in a moment of cultural and political resurgence. In this era of native resurgence, from Idle No More to Standing Rock, Indigenous musicians across North America are making their voices heard…and people are starting to listen. Working in every genre from Hip Hop to Rock to EDM and beyond, a generation of native musicians are channeling the pain of the past into a stirring, hopeful vision of the future. When They Awake is a magnum opus documenting contemporary indigenous musicians as they transform historical trauma into compelling art.