As I Am

20104 minFilm: Documentary

G

Direction: Nadia Myre

Production: Kat BauluRavida Din

Script: Janet Marie Rogers

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada with the participation of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.

As I Am is an experimental short documentary that challenges stereotypes about Indigenous people in the workplace. The film features portraits of Indigenous people on the job – in occupations ranging from snowplow operator to police officer, to art curator to manager –  and is set to a powerful poem by Mohawk writer Janet Marie Rogers. It urges viewers to go beyond their preconceived notions.

The result is a celebration Indigenous pride in work and culture, and a call to respect the unique contributions of each individual.

This film is part of the Work For All series, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, with the participation of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.

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Subject categories


  • Work and Labour Relations > Cultural GroupsDiscrimination and Equal Rights
  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > DiscriminationWork
  • Indigenous Studies > Identity/SocietyIssues and Contemporary Challenges
  • Indigenous Peoples: Canada > Kanien'kéhaka (Mohawk)
  • Intangible Culture & Literature > Poetry
  • Roles & Relationships > Stereotypes & Distorted Images
  • Indigenous Economies > Workplace & Organizational Conflict

Credits


director
Nadia Myre
writer
Janet Marie Rogers
editor
Brian Gardiner
photographer
Liam Maloney
voice
Kaniehtiio Horn
Michael Sky
Donna Jacobs
Lance Delisle
producer
Kat Baulu
executive producer
Ravida Din
line production
Aisling Chin-Yee
Marie-France Côté
on location contact
Angie Pepper Obomsawin
voice recording
Luc Léger
Geoffrey Mitchell
sound design
Kyle Stanfield
Don Ayer
mix
Luc Léger
participation
Sandra Beauvais
Clayton Bomberry
Emily Brascoupé
Mary Jane Brascoupé
Claudette Commanda
Lance Delisle
Mike Delisle
Theresa Delisle
Allison Diabo
Chad-Ryan Diabo
Dylan Diabo
Gregory Diabo
Jody Diabo
Lynn Diabo
Oronhiateken Diabo
Rheana Diabo
Tyler Diabo
Mitchell Gilbert
Vivian Grey
Linda Grussani
Shelly Hemlock
Greg Hill
Candice Hopkins
Abigail Jacobs
Donna Jacobs
Douglas Lahache
Hunter Lahache
Thomas Lahache
Linda Fay Lawrence
Michaelee Lazore
Carlene Leclaire
Raymond Lepine
Jim Logan
Denis Martin
Lee-Ann Martin
John Mayo
Spencer McComber
William McComber
Sam McKeogh
Kenneth Montour
Sheena Montour
Thahawitha Montour
Nadia Myre
Chad Norton
Angie Pepper Obomsawin
Janice Phillips
Jeffrey Phillips
Mark Phillips
Louise Profeit-Leblanc
Clifford Rice
John Rice
Rebecca Robertson
Kristofer Stacey
Mark Standup
Christine Stevens
Wendy Walker
Daina Warren
Doug White
Kyle Zachary
Travis Zachary
Ursula Zoe-Casaway
production intern
Shiraz Janjua
online editor
Yannick Carrier
titles
Philippe Raymond
production coordinator
Camila Blos
Christine Williams
Stefanie Brantner
program administrator
Stephanie Brown
marketing
Susan Nosov
publicist
Pat Dillon
social media manager
Matthew Forsythe
Matthieu Stréliski
translation
Robert Paquin
technical supervisor
Steve Hallé
Brigitte Sénéchal
digital editing supervisor
Danielle Raymond
digital editing technician
Pierre Dupont
Isabelle Painchaud
Martine Forget