Damien Eagle Bear: when you see it
Damien Eagle Bear: when you see it, at Contemporary Calgary.
Damien Eagle Bear. when you see it (film still), 2026. Video, sound, 5'. Courtesy of the artist. Damien Eagle Bear when you see it October 22, 2026—June 27, 2027 How do we see the world and how do we come to understand it? The significance of Indigenous knowledges and their deep relationship to the land should come as no surprise. However, the appreciation of these ancient sciences and ways of knowing continues to be minimized despite having been the backbone of survival on this land since time out of memory. when you see it contemplates a personal and cultural relationship to the land. Audiences are asked to confront their own comprehensions and connections to the land through these portraits of significant areas in Blackfoot territory. Drawing from his experience as a documentary filmmaker, Damien Eagle Bear challenges the formal standards of the medium to embrace a Blackfoot gaze of the land. Damien Eagle Bear is Contemporary Calgary’s 2026-2027 Ksahkomiitapiiks resident artist. Upcoming Programs Summary Block This block has no content yet. Items you add to the page connected to this block will display here. Featured #block-d27363cd36b500730032 { --summary-title-font-size: 20px; --summary-excerpt-font-size: 14px; --summary-text-align: left; --summary-list-image-float: left; --summary-list-thumbnail-padding-left: 0; --summary-list-thumbnail-padding-right: 20px; --summary-list-qv-padding-left: 0; --summary-list-qv-padding-right: 20px; --summary-list-product-mark-left: 0; --summary-list-product-mark-right: auto; --summary-meta-above-display: none; --summary-meta-below-title-display: none; --summary-meta-below-content-display: block; --summary-show-title: block; --summary-show-thumbnail: block; --summary-show-excerpt: block; --summary-show-excerpt-clamped: -webkit-box; --summary-content-spacing: 10px; --summary-show-price: block; --summary-show-read-more-link: none; } #block-d27363cd36b500730032 { --stroke-style: none;--stroke-thickness: 6px; } #block-d27363cd36b500730032 .summary-block-wrapper { --tweak-summary-block-padding: 6% 6% 6% 6%; --tweak-summary-block-padding: initial; } #block-d27363cd36b500730032 { mix-blend-mode: var(--tweak-summary-block-blend); border-radius: var(--tweak-summary-block-radius); } #block-d27363cd36b500730032 { --tweak-summary-block-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; } #block-d27363cd36b500730032 { --tweak-summary-block-blend: normal; } #block-d27363cd36b500730032 { --blur-value: blur(15px);} Program Archive Summary Block This block has no content yet. Items you add to the page connected to this block will display here. Featured #block-a160f10af29b94011dff { --summary-title-font-size: 14px; --summary-excerpt-font-size: 14px; --summary-text-align: left; --summary-list-image-float: left; --summary-list-thumbnail-padding-left: 0; --summary-list-thumbnail-padding-right: 20px; --summary-list-qv-padding-left: 0; --summary-list-qv-padding-right: 20px; --summary-list-product-mark-left: 0; --summary-list-product-mark-right: auto; --summary-meta-above-display: none; --summary-meta-below-title-display: none; --summary-meta-below-content-display: block; --summary-show-title: block; --summary-show-thumbnail: block; --summary-show-excerpt: block; --summary-show-excerpt-clamped: -webkit-box; --summary-content-spacing: 10px; --summary-show-price: block; --summary-show-read-more-link: none; } #block-a160f10af29b94011dff { --stroke-style: none;--stroke-thickness: 6px; } #block-a160f10af29b94011dff .summary-block-wrapper { --tweak-summary-block-padding: 6% 6% 6% 6%; --tweak-summary-block-padding: initial; } #block-a160f10af29b94011dff { mix-blend-mode: var(--tweak-summary-block-blend); border-radius: var(--tweak-summary-block-radius); } #block-a160f10af29b94011dff { --tweak-summary-block-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; } #block-a160f10af29b94011dff { --tweak-summary-block-blend: normal; } #block-a160f10af29b94011dff { --blur-value: blur(15px);} About the Artist Damien Eagle Bear (he/him) Niitsitapii. Amateur Physicist. Frybread eating machine. Damien Eagle Bear is an award winning filmmaker from the Kainai First Nation of the Blackfoot Confederacy, whose work explores the themes of belonging and Indigenous resilience. His work includes documentaries, mockumentaries, music videos, short films, and web series. His skill set includes directing, screenwriting, producing, editing, and cinematography. Damien has gained support for his projects from Telus originals, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Telefilm, Indigenous Screen Office, Creative BC and the Canada Council for the Arts. Damien's first feature documentary, #skoden, creates a three-dimensional portrait of Pernell Bad Arm, a man whose image was stolen for a viral meme; had its world premiere at Hot Docs in 2025, winning the Earl A. Glick Emerging Filmmaker Award, Vancouver Film Studios Award for Best BC Director at DOXA 2025 and Best Feature Film at the Oki Corra
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