Program status:
Past program offered by the National Screen Institute
History
Through NSI IndigiDocs, Indigenous filmmakers received training and mentorship to develop a short documentary idea into a 10-minute finished film.
Each participant led the project as both writer and director.
During phase 1, participants attended online training sessions and completed assignments designed to evolve their documentary ideas and prepare for production. The program also included attendance at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Phase 2 focused on film production. Each participant worked with a mentor and executive producer during all stages of the production process including collaborating with the National Film Board on post-production.
Completed films were shown on APTN (a world-premiere, one-hour special featuring all four NSI IndigiDocs films), documentary Channel, CBC Gem, NFB platform, nsifilms.ca and aptnlumi.ca.
Alumni
Woven Resistance
Dustin McGladrey (Vancouver, BC)Restoring My Health
Glen Reid (Toronto, ON)
Confluence – The Warrior Manuel
Jay Cardinal Villeneuve (Vancouver, BC)
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Keisha Erwin (Spiritwood, SK)These Tools of Mine
Jiah Dzentu (Liidlii Kue, NWT)The Longest Canoe Race 1966 Trials
Whitney Horne (Telsin, YK)Anishnaabe Miskiki
Benjamin Kicknosway (Wallaceburg, ON)The Northend: Winnipeg’s Food Desert
Marsha Knight (Winnipeg, MB)Kukum, with love
Kim Stadfeld (Toronto, ON)Wahpeton Dakota Language Retention Project
Lois Standing (Prince Albert, SK)Beadwork and Cedar Tea
Theresa Stevenson (Toronto, ON)Spirit of a Nation
Brandon Wilson (Calgary, AB)Bad Reputation
Rachel Beaulieu (Winnipeg, MB)Indigenous Dads
Peter Brass (Regina, SK)The Mi’gmaq Fighter
Heather Condo (Gesgapegiag, QC)Tails on Ice
Miranda Currie (Yellowknife, NWT)Gift to Give
Erica Daniels (Winnipeg, MB)ƛaʔuukʷiatḥ (Tla-o-qui-aht) Dugout Canoe
Steven Davies (Victoria, BC)The Death of the Blueberry
Olivia Golosky (Calgary, AB)Tibi
Jarret Twoyoungmen (Calgary, AB)êmîcêtôsêt-Many Bloodlines
Producer Alex Fisher-Bailey, director Theola Ross (Toronto, ON)Don’t Panic We Still Have Bannock
Producer Troy Watts (Vancouver, BC), director Chantell Shaw (Burnaby, BC)My Mother, My Rock
Producer/director Kelly Roulette (Vancouver, BC)As The Smoke Rises
Producer Jennifer Ille (East Vancouver, BC), director Sharon Heigl (Surrey, BC)When The Children Left
Producer Ryan Wilson, director Charlene Moore (Winnipeg, MB)ahkameyimo nitanis (Keep Going My Daughter)
Producer Chris Ross, director Candy Fox (Regina, SK)Path Without End
Producer Christine Friday (Temagami First Nation), director Cara Mumford (Peterborough, ON)Big Momma
Producer Damien Eagle Bear (Burnaby, BC), director Caitlyn Pantherbone (Calgary, AB)Lost Moccasin
Producer Darcy Waite, director Roger Boyer (Winnipeg, MB)Tree of Life
Producer April Johnson, director Odessa Shuquaya (Vancouver, BC)Mihkowapikwaniy
Producer Petie Chalifoux, director Micheal Auger (North Vancouver, BC)Leave It On the Water
Producer Michele Mundy, director Steve Sxwithul’txw (Duncan, BC)Nosisim
Producer Sage, director Sonya Ballantyne (Winnipeg, MB)Indian in the Child
Producer Luther Alexander, director Amanda Kindzierski (Winnipeg, MB)Flat Rocks
Producer Roxann Whitebean, director Courtney Montour (Kahnawake, QC)From Up North
Producer Janine Windolph, director Trudy Stewart (Regina, SK), ZoomerMedia Bursary recipientsSeven Minutes
Producer Marilyn Poitras, director Tasha Hubbard (Saskatoon, SK)NDNs on the Airwaves
Producer Janet Rogers (ZoomerMedia Bursary recipient), director Jackson 2bears (Victoria, BC)Cree Code Talker
Producer Cowboy Smithx, director Alexandra Lazarowich (Rosedale, BC & Edmonton, AB)Jane and the Wolf
Producer Rachel Garrick, director Nadine Arpin (Hudson & Sioux Lookout, ON)The Spirit of Birth
Producer Michelle St. John, director Rebeka Tabobondung (Toronto, ON)Released
Producer Jennifer Bowen-Allen, director Chantal Rondeau (Whitehorse, YT)The League
Producer Justina Neepin, director Jenna Neepin (Winnipeg, MB)Mia’
Producer Bracken Hanuse Corlett, director Amanda Strong (Vancouver, BC & Milton, ON)Finding Sgt. Partridge
Producer Gabriel Constant (The Pas, MB)Traditional Beats
Producer Crystal Greene, director Cameron Courchene (Winnipeg, MB)An Ecstatic Professional
Producer Damien Ferland, director Rhayne Vermette (Winnipeg, MB)Alice & Kevin
Producer Christopher Read, director Sam Vint (Winnipeg, MB)