Katja Esson

Movies

Without a Whisper - Konnón:kwe
Producer
"Without a Whisper" is the untold story of how Indigenous women influenced the early suffragists in their fight for freedom and equality. Mohawk Clan Mother Louise Herne and Professor Sally Roesch Wagner shake the foundation of the established history of the women’s rights movement in the United States. They join forces on a journey to shed light on the hidden history of the influence of Haudenosaunee Women on the women’s rights movement, possibly changing this historical narrative forever.
Ohero:kon - Under the Husk
Creative Producer
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.
Sur les Gratte-Ciel de New York
Director
Das älteste Gewerbe
Director
Hole in the Sky - The Scars of 9/11
Writer
Hole in the Sky - The Scars of 9/11
Director
Ferry Tales
Director
A documentary that focuses on the daily meetings between a group of commuters in the women's room of the Staten Island Ferry.