Indigenous filmmakers continue to make strides in Canada, building industry capacity on their own terms and telling stories that both honor their communities and reach out to global audiences. Toro…
Indigenous filmmakers continue to make strides in Canada, building industry capacity on their own terms and telling stories that both honor their communities and reach out to global audiences. Toronto’s 2023 slate offers audiences and buyers vital, provocative, and — because we need it — hilarious world-premiering work from established creators and up-and-comers.
“When I was a child, it was rare to see drum-dancing because it was banned [by colonial entities], but my father kept the tradition, thank goodness,” Tulugarjuk says. “If we are bringing our identity and strength into this film, there has to be drum-dancing and songs.” Isuma Distribution Intl. is handling all sales.
O’Bomsawin, who is president of Indigenous production shingle Terre Innue, says that she was “a token Indian” when she started in the screen industry 15 years ago. “It was hard to put our own stuff out there. Then we saw a shift in the culture and practices, and the funding started to come after ‘Pathways and Protocols,’” the 2019 media production guide to working with Indigenous communities and stories.
“Lack of awareness might be the most dangerous thing for Indigenous people,” says Salas, who worked with Porter last year to install water filtration systems in Six Nation homes. “How many times have we been somewhere gorgeous and realized if you drink that water, you might die?
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