Indigenous Plant Diva

Indigenous Plant Diva

9 mins | Documentary | Feb. 1, 2008

Kamala Todd's short film is a lyrical portrait of Cease Wyss, of the Squamish Nation. Wyss is a woman who understands the remarkable healing powers of the plants growing all over downtown Vancouver. Whether it's the secret curl of a fiddlehead, or the gentleness of comfrey, plants carry ageless wisdom with them, communicated through colour, texture, and form. Wyss has been listening to this unspoken language and is now passing this ancient and intimate connection down to her own daughter, Senaqwila.

Indigenous Plant Diva

9 mins | Documentary | Feb. 1, 2008

Indigenous Plant Diva
Kamala Todd's short film is a lyrical portrait of Cease Wyss, of the Squamish Nation. Wyss is a woman who understands the remarkable healing powers of the plants growing all over downtown Vancouver. Whether it's the secret curl of a fiddlehead, or the gentleness of comfrey, plants carry ageless wisdom with them, communicated through colour, texture, and form. Wyss has been listening to this unspoken language and is now passing this ancient and intimate connection down to her own daughter, Senaqwila.
Producers National Film Board of Canada, Writers Guild of Canada
Original title Indigenous Plant Diva
Directors Kamala Todd
Writers Kamala Todd

Cast

Cease Wyss

as Self

Senaqwila Wyss

as Self