Tantoo Cardinal

20204 min 56 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Darlene Naponse

Production: Coty SavardDavid Christensen

Script: Darlene Naponse

Produced by The National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation.

A moving portrait of iconic actress Tantoo Cardinal, filled with humour, beauty, grace and power. Travelling through time and across the many roles Cardinal has played, the film celebrates the confidence, strength, impact and story of the actress and her work, capturing her rise to fame, how she shattered the glass ceiling and survived, and how she silently changed so much, through her spiritual connection and kindness.

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Subject categories


  • Film and Video Arts > Acting
  • Women - Portraits > FilmmakingIndigenous Women
  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Religion and Spirituality
  • Indigenous Peoples: Canada > CreeMétis People
  • Intangible Culture & Literature > Drama, Plays, Theatre, Film
  • Roles & Relationships > Feminism & Women

Credits


recipient
Tantoo Cardinal
writer
Darlene Naponse
director
Darlene Naponse
director of photography
Mathieu Séguin
costume designer
Sage Paul
wardrobe
Sage Paul
makeup artist
Darrell Redleaf
hairstylist
Darrell Redleaf
editing
Jason Ludwig
colour correction
Jason Ludwig
sound design
Johnny Blerot
mix
Johnny Blerot
sound recordist
Christian Lainez
production manager
Froso Tsipopoulou
1st assistant camera
Antoine Combelles
steadicam operator
Derrick Axtell
foley
Chris Szott
Isael Huard
key grip
Joel Schaeffer
gaffer
Aakash Raj
transcripts
Lisa Clarke
translation
Claude Dionne
subtitling
Lisa Clarke
principal coordinator
Marcia Seebaran
Heather Roberts
administrator
Devon Supeene
studio operations manager
Darin Clausen
production coordinator
April Dunsmore
Jessica Smith
Tanis Redcrow
production supervisor
Esther Viragh
technical coordinator
Daniel Lord
legal counsel
Christian Pitchen
producer
Coty Savard
executive producer
David Christensen