The Eternal Song

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.
With Lyla June Johnston
- 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
Join us for the complete 12-film journey of ancestral wisdom.
Each film invites you into stories of belonging, healing, and remembrance.
With Gabor Maté (Host), Judy Atkinson, Patricia June Vickers, Diana Kopua, Donald ‘Del’ Laverdure
- Bridging Indigenous and Western ways of understanding trauma
- Centering land, story, and spirit in the healing process
- Reclaiming collective and relational pathways to wellbeing
Join us for the complete 12-film journey of ancestral wisdom.
Each film invites you into stories of belonging, healing, and remembrance.
Dr. Omavi Bailey, Dr.Sekagya Yahaya Hills, Mays Imad (Host)
- Healing trauma as restoring balance with ancestors, land, and spirit
- Integrating African traditional medicine with trauma recovery
- Rebuilding community through ancestral ways of being
Join us for the complete 12-film journey of ancestral wisdom.
Each film invites you into stories of belonging, healing, and remembrance.
With Diana Kopua, Mark Kopua, Tina Ngata, Zaya & Maurizio Benazzo (Hosts)
- Reclaiming Relational Worldviews
- Reviving Ancestral Governance and Justice
- Healing Through Cultural and Land-Based Practices
Join us for the complete 12-film journey of ancestral wisdom.
Each film invites you into stories of belonging, healing, and remembrance.
Diane Merle Longboat, Kristen Burge, Donald “Del” Laverdure, Chief Beverly Cook, Iya Affo (Host)
- 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
Join us for the complete 12-film journey of ancestral wisdom.
Each film invites you into stories of belonging, healing, and remembrance.
With Francis Weller, Orland Bishop
- 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
Join us for the complete 12-film journey of ancestral wisdom.
Each film invites you into stories of belonging, healing, and remembrance.
With Linda Thai
- Shifting from individual labels to relational healing
- How culture and history shape attachment patterns
- Building safety through co-regulation and mutual care
Join us for the complete 12-film journey of ancestral wisdom.
Each film invites you into stories of belonging, healing, and remembrance.
With Bayo Akomolafe
- 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 uncertaintyf knowing
Join us for the complete 12-film journey of ancestral wisdom.
Each film invites you into stories of belonging, healing, and remembrance.