Indigenous Archives | Talkhouse

Shadow Work: From Once Were Warriors to Angela’s Shadow

By Jules Arita Koostachin | July 25, 2025

By Jules Arita Koostachin | July 25, 2025

Shadow Work: From Once Were Warriors to Angela’s Shadow

Writer-director Jules Arita Koostachin on the profound impact Lee Tamahori's 1994 film had on her and her new film, Angela's Shadow.

Whiria Te Tangata – Weave Together the People

By Ainsley Gardiner | August 12, 2021

By Ainsley Gardiner | August 12, 2021

Whiria Te Tangata – Weave Together the People

Māori producer and co-director Ainsley Gardiner on the lineage and history of her new film with Briar Grace-Smith, Cousins, now on Netflix.

Radical Indigenous Queer Feminism is Ceremony

By Katherine Paul | September 14, 2018

By Katherine Paul | September 14, 2018

Radical Indigenous Queer Feminism is Ceremony

"I talk about my identity openly because of the Indigenous and queer voices that were silenced before me."