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Congratulations to Trevor Anderson (NSI Drama Prize) and Tasha Hubbard (NSI Aboriginal Documentary), both of whom have work featured at the upcoming Gimme Some Truth documentary festival in Winnipeg.

On November 6 there’s a case study of Tasha’s film Birth of a Family about four siblings who, after being separated at birth during the Sixties Scoop, come together as a family for the very first time.

Tasha will screen clips from the film, which is currently in post-production, and lead a discussion on her approach to telling this story and her close collaboration with the members of this reunited family. There will also be a Q&A after the discussion.

Gimme Some Truth is also featuring a retrospective of Trevor’s short films, including The Little Deputy, The High Level Bridge, The Island and more. They screen on November 4 with an introduction and Q&A by Trevor.

Congrats to Adam Smoluk (NSI Features First) on his acceptance to the eQuinoxe screenwriting program.

Adam’s new feature length screenplay Chance to Survive was selected to the international screenwriters master class, aimed at experienced screenwriters. He’s attending the program, which takes place in central Europe, alongside producer Juliette Hagopian.

During the program, the selected screenwriters develop their works with filmmakers from different cultural and professional backgrounds, leading to creative breakthroughs and the potential for co-financing.

Adam heads to Europe for the program later this month.

Remains, Human from writer/director Cody Halcrow (NSI New Voices) and producer Roger Boyer (NSI New Voices, NSI Storytellers) is set to screen in Los Angeles at SkinsFest next month.

Fire Song from writer/director Adam Garnet Jones (Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program, NSI Storytellers) and producer Laura Milliken (Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program) opens the fest on November 18.

In Remains, Human, Jessica Hale interviews a mysterious man named Victor Merrick about the sighting of monsters in the city, and she and her cameraman get more than they bargained for.

Fire Song follows Shane, a gay Anishnabe teenager living in Northern Ontario, who struggles to support his family after his sister commits suicide.