Love, displacement and cultural survival: Here are 5 Indigenous films to see at TIFF 2026

Love, displacement and cultural survival: Here are 5 Indigenous films to see at TIFF 2026

What to know Brace Your Heart follows a young Sámi woman balancing love, community expectations and responsibility for her late father’s reindeer herd. Where the River Begins follows an Emberá mother and daughter escaping violence in Bogotá and returning to their home in the Colombian jungle. Nosotros centres on a young Indigenous man who forms an unexpected bond with a trans woman after moving to Guatemala City. How We Stand explores the lasti…