Can You Feel It Now?

In a speculative future, a First Nations Welcomer and an Arrivant from the African Diaspora redefine first contact, weaving a tapestry of solidarity and healing through their poetic exchange.

Set in a speculative future on Turtle Island, where ancestral dreams and visions shape reality, the film follows the poetic journey of the Welcomer, a vessel of First Nations resilience, and the Arrivant, a traveller from the African diaspora. The Welcomer, reflecting on the echoes of a past reshaped by colonization, envisions a future liberated from its violence. The Arrivant, seeking a place to anchor their journey through time and space, is drawn to the Welcomer’s vision.

When their paths finally cross, they redefine the moment of First Contact—not as a collision of the Uninvited but as a convergence of kindred spirits. Guided by the rhythm of poetry, the Welcomer and the Arrivant share their knowledge and teachings, fusing their identities, histories, and imagined futures into a vibrant tapestry of connection and healing. Through their poetic exchange, they create a sanctuary of solidarity that transcends mere survival, reclaiming the power to define what it means to encounter and be encountered.

Inspired by Afrofuturism and Indigenous Futurism, they envision a world that might have been—and still can be—where Black and Indigenous lives are intertwined in kinship, resistance, and the shared wisdom of their ancestors.

*This project is currently in post-production!