Artist:  Darlene Naponse
Title:  "It Never Happened"
Year:  1997
Runtime:  4 minutes 27 seconds
Size: 17 MB
Summary:  This short experimental video is about the irresponsibility and loss of control of a young First Nations girl. She begins her night out partying and just trying to have a good time. Totally drunk, she loses control, blacks out and is taken advantage of sexually. It is a look at the repercussions of her reality blurred and violated. Based on a true story, the character has to face her reality and disrespect for herself. This independent video was financed and supported by family and friends.

About Darlene Naponse

Darlene Naponse is an Ojibway woman from Atikameksheng - Whitefish Lake First Nation in Northern Ontario, Canada. She is a writer, director, producer and poet. She is an independent filmmaker creating "Rez-Style" films. Darlene’s short films have screened in different film/video festivals across Mother Earth, including the Sundance Film Festival in 2001/2002. She recently finished her first feature entitled "Cradlesong" which Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2003. Her work has also been broadcasted on National and International Television. Darlene owns and operates Pine Needle Blankets Productions an Ojibway Multi-Media Production company, located in Whitefish Lake First Nation, in Northern Ontario. For the last 4 years, Pine Needle Blankets serves the needs of a Native and Northern clientele, creating professional broadcast productions and producing high profile projects. Darlene is currently working on 2-1/2 hr. short films and writing her next feature. For more information check out www.pineneedleblankets.com