Schedule
*All Events Free to Public
2RO MEDIA Festival 25 | October 3-5, 2025
2RO MEDIA Festival 25 | October 3-5, 2025
October 3 : 2-8 pm
Woodland Cultural Centre
2RO MEDIA Festival 25 Launch
Opening Events…FREE!
A tour of the Woodland Cultural Centre Exhibitions
Located on the Six Nations of the Grand River, in Brandford, Ontario. With over 50,000 artifacts in its collection, the WCC is one of the largest facilities in Canada managed and administered by First Nations. Since 1972, the WCC serves to preserve, promote and strengthen Indigenous language, culture, art and history; bringing the story of the Haudenosaunee people of the Eastern Woodlands to life through innovative exhibitions and programs. [ https://woodlandculturalcentre.ca/ ]
Virtual Screenings: “Silent No More” with Sherlene Bombery *in attendance
Sherlene Bomberry a Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, is a Mohawk Institute Residential School Survivor. Discussion and Feast…. All Welcome
Tour of Goodminds books, with Sandi
Goodminds.com Books is an Indigenous run company on Six Nations Territory, with a passion for Indigenous education. They supply Indigenous educational resources for schools and libraries across North America. [ goodminds.com ]
Short Film Screening: “Deskaheh” with Allan Downey and other Guest Speakers
2024 | 12 min | Animated Film | Co-created by Allan Downey, Tekenikhon Doreen, Jersee Hill, Kira Gibson, and Saki Murotan
Deskaheh weaves the profound story of Haudenosaunee leader Deskaheh Levi General’s travels from Six Nations of the Grand River to the League of Nations between 1923 and 1925, where he sought to gain international recognition of the Haudenosaunee’s sovereignty. Co-created by Allan Downey, Tekenikhon Doreen, Jersee Hill, Kira Gibson, and Saki Murotani, Deskaheh is the result of an Indigenous youth mentorship program at McMaster University, which empowers Indigenous youth to create digital animations that bring Indigenous histories to life for public education.
Feature Film: “Mary Two Axe Early: I am Indian Again” with Directors in attendance
2021 | 34 min | Documentary | Directed by Courtney Monture
This film shares the powerful story of Mary Two-Axe Earley, who fought for more than two decades to challenge sex discrimination against First Nations women embedded in Canada’s Indian Act. Directed by Mohawk filmmaker Courtney Montour; Courtney Montour is a Kanien'kehá:ka writer and director from Kahnawà:ke whose works have screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and Margaret Mead.
October 4 : 1-4 pm
Chiefwood Park; SIX NATIONS
2RO MEDIA Festival 25 *Main Events Outdoors at Chiefswood Park
Thanksgiving Address / Welcome
*Bring your own Lawn Chair (or Other)
Short Film Program by: Bawaadan Collective Language (TBA)
Formalized in the spring of 2019, Bawadaan Collective consists of 13 Indigenous contemporary artists, working in the fields of music, visual arts, film, media arts, fashion, craft and theatre.
Short Film Program by: Abundant Intelligences Project Team (TBA)
Abundant Intelligences is an Indigenous-led, global research program that conceptualizes, designs, develops, and deploys Artificial Intelligence based on Indigenous Knowledge systems. [ https://abundant-intelligences.net/ ]
Short Music Video Program by: 2RO Media Collective (TBA)
2RO Media is an artist/curatorial collective based in Ohsweken; Six Nations of the Grand River. They have been active since 2015 producing events, experimental documentaries, art installations, media works, and performances.
October 4 : 5-7 pm
Chiefwood Park; SIX NATIONS
2RO MEDIA Festival: Music In the Park
5-6 pm: Lacey Hill & Derek Miller
Lacey Hill: This Oneida Wolf Clan, Six Nations born and bred independent singer/songwriter describes her music as “Indigenous Soul” grown from a passion for making music since she was a little girl. There is no denying the amount of heart Lacey bleeds into each album; 528 Vol I in 2013, “M” (528 Volume II) released in 2017 available on iTunes.
Derek Miller: born on the Six Nations of the Grand River, Mohawk Territory, in Canada, guitarist and singer/ songwriter Derek Miller is a journeyman musician with eclectic taste and a knack for roots inflected rock.
6-7 pm: Josh Miller Band
Onondaga from Six Nations of the Grand River, JOSHUA ARDEN MILLER is a hard working Blues musician with a lengthy list of shows, recordings and awards accumulated throughout the 30 years of his musical career. Josh is currently focusing on a new phase with new songs.
*** Plus Music Video Program by: 2RO MEDIA Collective
2RO MEDIA Festival: Feature Film*
“Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World”
with Guest Speaker Tim Johnson / Outdoors in the Park
Bring your own lawn chair (or other)
October 4 : 7-9 pm
Outdoor Movie Screening @ Chiefwood Park; SIX NATIONS
2017 | 1h 43 min | Documentary | Produced by Stevie Salas & Tim Johnson | directed by Catherine Bainbridge and co-directed by Alfonso Maiorana. The film
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World tells the story of a profound, essential, and, until now, missing chapter in the history of contemporary music: the Indigenous influence. The idea for the film came from Stevie Salas (Apache heritage) and Tim Johnson (Grand River Mohawk), two of the film's executive producers after creating an exhibition for the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian about the Indigenous influence on American music. The film profiles many Indigenous musicians including: Jesse Ed Davis (Kiowa, Comanche, Seminole, Muscogee), Mildred Bailey (Coeur d'Alene), Charley Patton, Link Wray, Stevie Salas, Robbie Robertson, Randy Castillo, Jimi Hendrix, Taboo and others. The film is directed by Catherine Bainbridge and co-directed by Alfonso Maiorana and was awarded a Masterful storytelling award at Sundance Film Festival.
2RO MEDIA Festival: Special Event*
October 4 : 9-11 pm
Outdoor Concert @ Chiefwood Park; SIX NATIONS
Shub is a Mohawk DJ and music producer, artist, storyteller and member of the Six Nations of the Grand River. For over a decade, Shub (formerly known as DJ Shub) has been at the forefront of a movement that reshaped the landscape of Indigenous electronic music. A trailblazer who coined the powwow-step genre and a former member of the JUNO-winning A Tribe Called Red, Shub has spent years blending the ancient rhythms of powwow music with the pulse of modern beats, scratching, and bass-heavy production. With a new name and vision, Shub is stepping beyond the DJ booth—emerging as a composer, storyteller, and artist dedicated to expanding the read of Indigenous music.