This documentary follows two Mohawk girls on their journey to become Mohawk women. Friends since childhood, Kaienkwinehtha and Kasennakohe are members of the traditional community of Akwesasne on the U.S./Canada border. Together, they undertake a four-year rite of passage for adolescents, called Oheró:kon, or "under the husk." The ceremony had been nearly extinct, a casualty of colonialism and intergenerational trauma; revived in the past decade by two traditional leaders, it has since flourished. Filmmaker Katsitsionni Fox has served as a mentor, or "auntie," to many youth going through the passage rites.
Unfortunately the movie Ohero:kon - Under the Husk is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Katsitsionni Fox | Director |
Production | Katsitsionni Fox | Producer |
Writing | Paul Rickard | Creative Producer |
Production | Shirley K. Sneve | Executive Producer |
Writing | Katja Esson | Creative Producer |
Editing | Victoria Catherine Chan | Editor |
Camera | Marie-Cécile Dietlin | Director of Photography |
Sound | Robby Baier | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Francis Gauthier | Sound Designer |
Sound | Francis Gauthier | Sound Mixer |