Two Documentaries Among Indigenous Projects Receiving Funding via Telefilm Canada

Two documentaries are among the five feature films receiving funding through Telefilm Canada’s Indigenous stream. The projects include Instant Indian – The Hijacking of a Nation, written and directed by Jules Koostachin. The filmmaker’s previous docs include the study of generational healing in WaaPaKe, while her latest drama Angela’s Shadow is now in theatres.

Also tapped for funding is Une tragédie inuite: La police au Nunavik from directors Kim O’Bomsawin and Olivia Ikey. The duo previously collaborated on the forthcoming doc Inuguinq, which was announced last year. O’Bomsawin is also the director of docs including Ninan Auassat: We the Children and Telling Our Story.

The three other projects announced today include one horror film and two dramas. The five projects account for an investment of $2.68 million via the Indigenous funding streams for the Theatrical Documentary Program and the Production Program in both the English and French markets. The projects were drawn from a pool of 22 applications.

 

The five awarded projects are:

 

Ancestral Beasts (horror)
Director and Screenwriter: Tim Riedel
Production: 16198872 Canada Inc
Province: Ontario
Language: English

 

Instant Indian – The Hijacking of a Nation (documentary)
Director and screenwriter: Jules Koostachin
Production: Xa7tus Productions Inc.
Distribution: IndieCan Entertainment
Province: British Columbia
Language: English

 

Little People (drama)
Directors: Sarah Houle and Ramin Eshraghi-Yazdi
Screenwriters: Shane Ghostkeeper and Ramin Eshraghi-Yazdi
Production: Muskego Inc.
Province: Alberta
Language: English and Cree – nehiyawak

 

The Skins Game (drama)
Director: Jon Elliott
Screenwriter: Justin Neal
Production: Holy Crow Productions
Province: British Columbia
Language: English

 

Une tragédie inuite: La police au Nunavik (documentary)
Directors: Kim O’Bomsawin and Olivia Ikey
Screenwriters: Kim O’Bomsawin and Chaz Beaudette
Production: Nikan Productions (VI) Inc.
Province: Quebec
Language: French