Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]

Directed by Adam Khalil and Zack Khalil

Producers: Steve Holmgren, Francesca Alfano, Tiffany Sia, Grace Remington

2026, 80 min., U.S./Denmark

Trapped in museum archives, Ancestors bend time and space to find their way home. History, spirituality, and the law collide as tribal repatriation specialists fight to return and rebury Indigenous human remains, offering a revealing look at the still-pervasive worldviews that justified collecting them in the first place.

Additional funding provided by Mostly Works. Executive Producer: Ted Kennedy

Festivals + Awards

Sundance Film Festival 2026 - Park City, UT - NEXT Audience Award

CPH:DOX 2026 - Copenhagen, DEN

True/False Film Festival 2026 - Columbia, MO

imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival 2026 - Toronto, CAN

Hot Docs Film Festival 2026 - Toronto, CAN

Big Sky Film Festival 2026 - Missoula, MT