Alumni short films showcased in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Eight alumni films will screen as part of the short film program The Messenger in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

The Messenger, presented by the Winnipeg Film Group’s Cinematheque, Urban Shaman and imagineNATIVE, is a collection of 13 short films curated by imagineNATIVE’s Kaitlynn Tomaselli.

Tune in to watch the following films:

• A Portrait in Red – directed by Alexandra Lazarowich (NSI IndigiDocs)

• Portraits of Lori Blondeau – directed by Rhayne Vermette (NSI IndigiDocs)

• Savage – directed by Lisa Jackson (Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program and associate faculty)

• What Kind of Help? – directed by Amanda Kindzierski (CBC New Indigenous Voices, NSI IndigiDocs)

• Under Your Always Light – directed by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (NSI IndigiDocs co-manager and director advisor)

• To Do List – directed by Justina Neepin (CBC New Indigenous Voices, NSI IndigiDocs)

• Eagle Girl – directed by Sonya Ballantyne (CBC New Indigenous Voices, NSI IndigiDocs)

• êmîcêtôsêt: Many Bloodlines – developed through the NSI IndigiDocs program by Theola Ross and Alex Bailey

Cinematheque is asking viewers to pay what they can to watch the entire collection.

The collection will begin streaming at 5 p.m. PDT on June 18.

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Call for applications: Access Reelworld seeks BIPOC writers and directors for new Level UP on-set opportunity

Access Reelworld and Rogers Sports and Media are seeking BIPOC writers and directors for their new national shadowing opportunity, Level UP.

Two writers and two directors will be chosen to work on the set of the hit Citytv series Hudson & Rex shooting its fourth season in St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador.

Selected writers will spend four weeks on separate episodes between July and November this year. The writers will work remotely in the show’s virtual writers room for the first three weeks and one week on set learning about changes made to various drafts of the scripts.

Selected directors will shadow a director on separate episodes of the Hudson & Rex set for four weeks. They will participate in production meetings with the various departments observing the casting process, location scouting, tech scouting, and having direct contact with the director during their day-to-day interactions with key crew.

A $3,500 honorarium will be paid to each participant, and travel and accommodation will be provided.

The deadline to apply is June 22. Selected participants will be notified by June 30.

Apply for the Level UP program now!

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