“ktapi he’sikʰepmu. (I am entering the bathroom )

’iti, lak̓ip mitsqanáqan̓. (Here, I only speak Mitsqanaqan)

’iti, ts̓alitpe lo’ka’aɬhašǝ’ǝš! (Here, the language is alive,)

latšaqšitítap! (May it continue!)”

A Super 8 film by Valeria Perez about about loving the parts of yourself that are hardest to love, and understanding that self love isn’t always a quick and easy process.

“The screams stack onto themselves, the echos shatter my eyes into liquid, I lose control of the breathing that is so damn constant, usually so helpful, but now the breathing has become the choking is becoming the coughing is becoming the reason why I feel like I cant fucking breathe.”

It all begins with an idea.