A Celebration of Darkness

In 2015 Jaene turned 40 This lead them to become introspective about their unusual life history From a childhood of severe abuse neglect psychiatric institutionalization and being in care they grew to become a street involved sex worker by 20 They met Elder Isaac Day from Serpent River First Nations in the early 2000s Through his teachings and ceremonies at Thunder Mountain Jaene was able to turn their life around This film is a narrative driven experimental self portrait of that journey