“imagineNATIVE” Series 3 Episode 27

The third series of “Storytellers in motion'' salutes the next wave of Indigenous storytellers, starting with a trip to the heart of downtown Toronto. Amid the glass and steel, hype and hustle is the home of the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. This ...

“Dennis Jackson & Melanie Jackson” Series 3 Episode 28

Dennis Jackson (Cree) and Melanie Jackson (Métis/Saulteaux) are award-winning writers, producers and directors. They combine their talents for creative storytelling with finely honed production skills and a developed knack for business, mov...

“Tracey Deer” Series 3 Episode 29

Tracey Deer (Mohawk) is a young filmmaker from the Kahnawake reserve, outside Montréal in Québec. It's where she grew up and where she started making her own films at the precocious age of 12. She went on to attend media classes in high school and graduated fro...

“Gail Maurice” Series 3 Episode 30

Vivacious and charismatic, Gail Maurice is a ball of energy wrapped around a focused and determined woman. This Métis actress directed her first feature length documentary in 2007, “Scream Your Dreams”, about Aboriginal youth in Canada. Her short “Smudge” aired...

“Joseph Lazare” Series 3 Episode 31

Perhaps the talent to watch in the years ahead, Joseph Lazare has been a video addict since he was a young boy. Better known as “Dega” among his friends, Joseph has been making movies since he was thirteen in his hometown of Kahnawake, Québec. He also designs...

“Thirza Cuthand” Series 3 Episode 32

Thirza Cuthand, a Cree filmmaker and artist from Saskatchewan, has made over 10 videos since they were sixteen years old, dealing with issues as far-ranging as sexual stereotypes, ageism, queer identity, race, and mass-mediated representations of the family f...

“Danis Goulet” Series 3 Episode 33

Growing up around a politician is not something you'll find in Danis Goulet's résumé. But learning that her parents were both selfless educators and her father the first Aboriginal Cabinet Minister in a Saskatchewan government might put her in a different light...

“Jesse Green” Series 3 Episode 34

Jesse Green is a child of rock and roll, raised on the road by blues guitar legend Billie Joe Green. Jesse grew up around music and has been involved in at least one form of music all his life. From crawling around a set of drums as a kid to handling the recordi...

“Zoe Hopkins” Series 3 Episode 35

Zoe Leigh Hopkins began her career as an actor. She graduated in 1997 from Ryerson University with a BAA in Film. Zoe was Senior Producer on “Venturing Forth”, a documentary series about Aboriginal youth. She was a Fellow at the Sundance Institute's January 2004...

“Laura Milliken” Series 3 Episode 36

In this portrait of Laura Milliken, “Storytellers in motion” viewers meet one of the busiest and multi-faceted independent producers working in Canada today. As co-creator of “Moccasin Flats”, she literally fell into the dramatic and creative scene when the s...

“Barry Barclay 1944-2008: A Requiem Parts 1 & 2” Series 3 Episode 37 & 38

Barry Barclay, filmmaker, poet laureate, friend and companion to the Queen, was a man held in high esteem. He was known as a staunch advocate for the right of Indigenous people to tell their own stories. He was the first I...

“The Indigenous Voice, Part 3” Series 3 Episode 39

In this final installment of our “Storytellers in motion” series we dive headfirst into the views of the Next Wave of Indigenous storytelling. Unlike the Canadian stereotype, these storytellers are unapologetic. They are primarily young and thei...