Inconvenient Indian

20201 h 28 min 54 secFilm: Documentary

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Direction: Michelle Latimer

Production: Stuart Henderson (90th Parallel Film Productions Ltd.)Justine Pimlott (National Film Board of Canada)Jesse WenteGordon Henderson (90th Parallel Film Productions Ltd.)Anita Lee (National Film Board of Canada)Randy Lennox (Crave (Bell Media))Rita Kotzia (90th Parallel Film Productions Ltd.)

Script: Michelle Latimer

A 90th Parallel Productions Ltd and National Film Board of Canada co-production.

Inconvenient Indian dives deep into the brilliant mind of Thomas King, Indigenous intellectual, master storyteller, and author of the bestselling book The Inconvenient Indian, to shatter the misconception that history is anything more than stories we tell about the past. With winks to his cab driver Coyote along the way, King takes us on a critical journey through the colonial narratives of North America. He eloquently exposes the falsehoods of white supremacy and deftly punctures myths of Indigenous erasure to lay bare what has been extracted from the land, culture, and peoples of Turtle Island. In this time of momentous change and essential re-examination, Inconvenient Indian is a powerful visual poem anchored in the land and amplified by the voices of those who continue the tradition of Indigenous resistance. Artist activists, land protectors, hunters, and those leading cultural revitalization powerfully subvert the “inconvenience” of their existence, creating an essential new narrative and a possible path forward for us all.

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Subject categories


  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > HistoryMedia and CommunicationRights and Land Claims
  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > HistoryLand Claims and Rights
  • History - Canada > Indigenous Peoples
  • Indigenous Studies > ArtsHistory/PoliticsIdentity/Society

Credits


featuring
Thomas King
Gail Maurice
Miss Chief Eagle Testickle
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Steven Lonsdale
Nyla Innuksuk
A Tribe Called Red
Skawennati
Jason Edward Lewis
Kent Monkman
Carman Tozer
Christi Belcourt
director
Michelle Latimer
writer
Michelle Latimer
inspired by the book
Thomas King
producer
Stuart Henderson
Justine Pimlott
Jesse Wente
executive producer
Gordon Henderson
Anita Lee
Randy Lennox
editor
Katie Chipperfield
original score
Brennan Mercer
sound design
Brennan Mercer
director of photography
Chris Romeike
narrator
Thomas King
line production
Catie Lamer
production manager
Susanne Cuffe
associate producer
Rita Kotzia
production designer
Andrew Berry
costume designer
Adriana Fulop
sound recordist
Jason Milligan
additional photography
Tess Girard
researcher
Martha Troian
Clayton Windatt
visual researcher
Stefanie McCarrol
Gina Cali
Margaret McCaw
assistant camera
Marianne Margaret Angotti
Mark Aspland
Scott Burton
Joshua MacDonald
Paul Raymond
Matthew Veen
production assistant
Louise BigEagle
Victoria Anderson Gardner
Jordan Kelly
Caitlyn Pantherbone
makeup artist
Nicole Pilon
gaffer
Edwin Lau
key grip
Edwin Lau
grip
Quintin Martin
additional sound recordist
Scott Brachmayer
Ryan Cox
Peter Sawade
Adam White
drone operator
Scott Burton
Justin Deegan
Joshua MacDonald
1st assistant director
Terry Mialkowsky
mask designer
Anne Barber
Brad Harley
re-enactment actor
Jim Real Bird
Sacree Real Bird
Tyon Deputie
Johnny Fighter
Milo Paz
Tytus Takesenemy
Gail Maurice
Shih-Ming Yao
Brandon Oakes
Lenny James Anderson
Annie Akavak
Gwen Beaver
Cody Berry
Kali Bomberry
Carly Rose Brascoupé
Patricia Chrisjohn
Aaron Clause
Colton Clause
Leighla Desjarlais
Jocelyn Kagige
Benjamin Kicknosway
Clayton Paul Longboat
Juanita MacLeod
Tristan Martell
Brenda MacIntyre
Jazz Moise
Lance Morrison
Evelyn Pakinewatik
Keelan Patriquin
Jacob Peltier-Henry
Trip Carlos Phoenix
Lena Recollet
Nellie Redsky
Glen Reid
Tonjha Richardson
Bernard Robinson
Megan Ross
Michelle Roy
Cileena Sandy
Michaella Shannon
Rosary Spence
Kayla Sutherland
Kawiah Serena Tunti Tunti
Heather Clear Wind
post-production supervisor
Amy Karrandjas
assistant editor
Benjamin Salman
Shelley Maclean
Chris Matheson
post sound services
SIM Post Toronto
supervising sound editor
Jane Tattersall
supervising dialogue editor
Krystin Hunter
sound effects
Brennan Mercer
music editor
Brennan Mercer
foley editor
Angelica Michel Escobar
re-recording mixer
Joe Morrow
assistant re-recording mixer
Jesse Fellows
project coordinator
Louise Finn
post production picture facility
Redlab Digital
colourist
AJ McLauchlin
online editor
Adam Gagnon
DI producer
Chris Limisis
lab technician
Jose Arturo Torres Salina
opening visual effects
Rocket Science VFX
VFX supervisor
Tom Plaskett
VFX producer
Lara Osland
studio operations manager
Mark Wilson
studio administrator
Patricia Bourgeois
Stefanie Brantner
production supervisor
Marcus Matyas
production coordinator
Andrew Martin-Smith
technical coordinator
Kevin Riley
marketing manager
Kelly Fox
publicist
Jennifer Mair
production insurance
Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc.
legal counsel
Willa Marcus
artwork
Cheyenne Randall
music clearance research
Javiera Quintana
executive in charge of production
Robin Johnston
Michele McMahon
Bell Media
Alison Rheaume
APTN representative
Monika Ille
Sky Bridges
Danielle Audette
Shelley MacDougall
Nadia Burnstick

Awards


  • National Competition Grand PrizeRencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal
  • Magnus Isacsson AwardRencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal
  • Most Popular Canadian DocumentaryInternational Film Festival
  • People’s Choice Documentary AwardInternational Film Festival
  • Amplify Voices Award for Best Canadian Feature FilmInternational Film Festival