This podcast episode pays tribute to the great films and enormous impact of Mi’gmaq filmmaker Jeff Barnaby who passed away on October 13, 2022. He directed two landmark Indigenous feature films out of Canada: Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013) and Blood Quantum (2019).
Canadian cinema
Whistler Reviews: Jason James’ Exile and Bruce Miller’s Conviction
Jason James’s feature Exile and Bruce Miller’s short Conviction both tell stories of a previously incarcerated Indigenous man struggling to set himself free.
Dr. Jules Koostachin’s Broken Angel, MisTik, and more at ImagineNative 2022
The 2022 ImagineNative Film Festival was a showcase for new talents: Dr. Jules Koostachin’s Broken Angel and MisTik, and Gail Maurice’s ROSIE.
TIFF Review: The Swearing Jar is an existential crisis film with two romances
Lindsay Mackay’s second feature film, The Swearing Jar, is an existential crisis film with two romances.
Stéphane Lafleur on his TIFF film Viking
In this career-spanning interview, Québécois writer-director Stéphane Lafleur reflects on the making of his new film Viking and how it fits into his body of work.
Stellar Film Review: It’s the end of the world and the Indigenous leads feel fine
Darlene Naponse’s new film Stellar is about two Indigenous strangers displaced from their land, who meet at a bar on the night the world may be ending.