Siku Allooloo
Born to a father from Mittimatalik (Nuvavut) and a Haitian mother, Siku Allooloo is an Inuit, Haitian and Taíno multidisciplinary artist and an emerging filmmaker from Dënéndeh (Northwest Territories). A unique and innovative voice of her generation, Siku’s film and artwork have been featured at prominent international film festivals and art galleries alike, including BlackStar, DOXA, The Flaherty, Canada’s National Arts Centre, Anthology Film Archives, Qaumajuq-Winnipeg Art Gallery, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the 2024 Whitney Biennial. Siku’s debut short film, Spirit Emulsion (2022), won Best Canadian Short at Gimli International Film Festival, Prix de la Relève (Emerging Talent Award) at Festival International Présence Autochtone, two Filmmaker Awards at YKIFF 2022, and Honourable Mention, DOXA Documentary Short Award. Her independent journalism, poetry, and creative writing have also been widely published. She is currently working on her first feature film, Indigena, as the writer, director and co-producer.
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Spirit Emulsion
A woman's connection to her mother in the spirit world reactivates Taíno culture and presence, revealing a realm unseen. Meanwhile, amidst a backdrop of flowers everywhere, an ancestral act of sovereignty extends into the future. Filmed on Super 8 and developed by hand with plant medicines and botanicals, Spirit Emulsion evokes a language for Taíno filmmaking in relationship to the earth and co...
Spirit Emulsion
A woman's connection to her mother in the spirit world reactivates Taíno culture and presence, revealing a realm unseen. Meanwhile, amidst a backdrop of flowers everywhere, an ancestral act of sovereignty extends into the future. Filmed on Super 8 and developed by hand with plant medicines and botanicals, Spirit Emulsion evokes a language for Taíno filmmaking in relationship to the earth and co...
