Gail Maurice

Inconvenient Indian

Michelle Latimer

Gail Maurice, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

Based on the bestselling book, this urgent feature documentary from celebrated director Michelle Latimer will take viewers on a journey into the mind of one of the world’s foremost Indigenous intellectuals, and one of our greatest storytellers: Thomas King.

Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics

Terril Calder

Gail Maurice, Kent McQuaid

Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics dives deeply into the innate contrast between the Seven Deadly Sins (Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Pride and Envy) and the Seven Sacred Teachings (Love, Respect, Wisdom, Courage, Truth, Honesty and Humility), as embodied in the life of a precocious Métis baby. Brought to life by Terril Calder’s darkly beautiful stop-motion animation, her inner turmoil of abuse is laid bare with unflinching honesty. Convinced she’s soiled and destined for Hell, Baby Girl receives teachings that fill her with strength and pride, and affirm a path towards healing. Calder’s tour-de-force unearths a hauntingly familiar yet hopeful world that illuminates the bias of colonial systems.

Rosie

Gail Maurice

After her mother dies, a little Indigenous girl is forced to go live with her reluctant auntie and her two gender-bending best friends.

Big Bear

Gil Cardinal

Gordon Tootoosis, Tantoo Cardinal

The story of Big Bear, the real life Cree chief who campaigned for his people and their land against the Canadian government in the 1870s and 1880s.

Giant Mine

Penelope Buitenhuis

Peter Outerbridge, Thomas Mitchell Barnet

CBC's dramatic account of the tragedy of Yellowknife's Giant Mine, in which 9 miners were killed during a bitter labour dispute.

Wakening

Danis Goulet

Sarah Podemski, Gail Maurice

In the near future, the environment has been destroyed and society suffocates under a brutal military occupation. A lone Cree wanderer Wesakechak searches an urban war zone to find the ancient and dangerous Weetigo to help fight against the occupiers.

Falls Around Her

Darlene Naponse

Tantoo Cardinal, Tina Keeper

A world-famous Anishinaabe musician returns to the reserve to rest and recharge — only to discover that fame (and the outside world) are not easily left behind.

Québexit

Joshua Demers

Gail Maurice, Alison Louder

Québexit is a multi-lingual (English, French, Cree) ensemble political comedy: when a transnational pipeline leads to a successful third Québec sovereignty referendum, a small road at the Québec-New Brunswick border becomes a lighting rod of conflict between the new Québec military, the Canadian Armed Forces and two indigenous women who traverse the border frequently.

The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw

Shelley Niro

MorningStar Angeline, Andrew Martin

An Indigenous woman reluctantly returns to her isolated reserve to help her father care for her bitter mother.

Johnny Greyeyes

Jorge Manzano

Gail Maurice, Columpa Bobb

Johnny GreyEyes is a girl from an injun family. Since her childhood she was abused by her father and one day she killed him. She was arrested and convicted by the court to a long term in local prison. Where she finds the woman, another inmate, who became for her and her family and her first love.

Finn's Girl

Laurie Colbert, Dominique Cardona

Brooke Johnson, Yanna McIntosh

Dr. Finn Jeffries plays a new stepmother to her deceased lover's daughter Zelly. She also took over her lover's abortion clinic that is being protested by increasingly violent "pro-lifer's".

Night Raiders

Danis Goulet

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Brooklyn Letexier-Hart

The year is 2043. A military occupation controls disenfranchised cities in post-war North America. Children are property of the State. A desperate Cree woman joins an underground band of vigilantes to infiltrate a State children’s academy and get her daughter back. Night Raiders is a female-driven dystopian drama about resilience, courage and love.

Night Raiders

Danis Goulet

Shaun Sipos, Alex Tarrant

The year is 2043. A military occupation controls disenfranchised cities in post-war North America. Children are property of the State. A desperate Cree woman joins an underground band of vigilantes to infiltrate a State children’s academy and get her daughter back. Night Raiders is a female-driven dystopian drama about resilience, courage and love.

Camera Test

Joyce Wong

Amy Matysio, Gail Maurice

What gets lost when female voices are stymied during the creative process? Pairing intimate interviews with absurdist re-enactments, Joyce Wong crafts a tartly subversive look at patriarchy and racism in the film industry.

Assini

Gail Maurice

Assini is a rambunctious 7-year-old girl who doesn’t realize she’s an Indian. This is her story of self-discovery and self-acceptance. "Assini" follows this struggle towards self-awareness and self-acceptance. It’s a tale that follows the conflicts and inner battles of learning to like and accept who you are.

Four Faces of the Moon

Amanda Strong

Norman Fleury, Gail Maurice

Follow the animated journey of an Indigenous photographer as she travels through time. The oral and written history of her family reveals the story — we witness the impact and legacy of the railways, the slaughter of the buffalo and colonial land policies.