AYANA
and the whispers of the ancestors

Synopsis

Ayana, 14, is searching for her identity

Born from an Indigenous lineage with fragmented roots,

she grows up feeling disconnected from her heritage.

One day, while sitting in class, her gaze drifts toward the clouds as they transform into symbols.

The space around her shifts.

She is called into an invisible world inhabited by the presence of her ancestors.

Guided through a series of sensory encounters, Ayana begins to connect with what cannot be seen.

She meets the Great Deer, keeper of the land’s memory;

the Winds, who help her find her place among the directions;

the Water Guardian, who carries and transmits living memory;

and the collective of the Three Sisters, where one learns

to grow together, rooted in the earth.

Within this world, the body, movement, and interactive technologies become vessels of memory.

The visible and the invisible meet, and the past enters into dialogue with the present.

Faced with her dual identity, Ayana chooses to reconcile what has been separated.

A gesture is made. A movement takes root.

What begins to heal within her opens a pathway forward.

And continues to be passed on.

Creative Team (Development Phase)

The following artists and collaborators have expressed interest in participating in the development of

Ayana and the Whispers of the Ancestors.

Final participation will be confirmed as the project advances.