Shikaakwa Using a two-channel projection Shikaakwa (the indigenous word for Chicago) is an elegy for the landscape and people of Chicago.
Shikaakwa
Using a two channel projection Shikaakwa (the indigenous word for Chicago) is an elegy for the landscape and people of Chicago. The film is a meditation on the physical spaces that hold us up and hold us back and the human beings that navigate them. One channel explores the recovery of Ondelee Perteet, who was shot and paralyzed at the age of 14 and the other depicts the life of a big city. Shikaakwa portrays the despair, movement, progress, and stillness of Chicago’s inhabitants.
Cast and Crew
Director Carlos Javier Ortiz
Written Carlos Javier Ortiz and Tina K. Sacks
Cinematography Carlos Javier Ortiz + Deetreena Pertee
Editor Carlos Javier Ortiz
Producer Carlos Javier Ortiz
Executive Producer Tina K. Sacks
Audio Carlos Javier Ortiz and Elyse Blennerhassett
