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Ohero:kon - Under the Husk

Ohero:kon - Under the Husk

2017 26min EN

This documentary follows two Mohawk girls on their journey to become Mohawk women. Friends since childhood, Kaienkwinehtha and Kasennakohe are members of the traditional community of Akwesasne on the U.S./Canada border. Together, they undertake a four-year rite of passage for adolescents, called Oheró:kon, or "under the husk." The ceremony had been nearly extinct, a casualty of colonialism and intergenerational trauma; revived in the past decade by two traditional leaders, it has since flourished. Filmmaker Katsitsionni Fox has served as a mentor, or "auntie," to many youth going through the passage rites.

director: Katsitsionni Fox

external: Website

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Credits

Katsitsionni Fox

Katsitsionni Fox

Director

Katja Esson

Katja Esson

Creative Producer

Victoria Catherine Chan

Victoria Catherine Chan

Editor

Paul Rickard

Paul Rickard

Creative Producer

Shirley K. Sneve

Shirley K. Sneve

Executive Producer

Katsitsionni Fox

Katsitsionni Fox

Producer

Marie-Cécile Dietlin

Marie-Cécile Dietlin

Director of Photography

Francis Gauthier

Francis Gauthier

Sound Mixer

Robby Baier

Robby Baier

Original Music Composer

Francis Gauthier

Francis Gauthier

Sound Designer

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