Canadian indigenous filmmakers are having a moment at the Toronto Film Festival this year, with eight features in the official lineup. That has Eva Thomas, a writer and filmmaker from Walpole Island ...

Matt Johnson’s ‘Blackberry,’ starring Jay Baruchel, nabbed 17 nominations to lead all contenders in the film competition. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The Canadian indigenous TV drama Little ...

Indigenous cinema will make a global impact in Toronto this year, as the festival unspools a tight selection of nine Canadian and international features, docs and series for discerning auds and a bevy ...

For renowned Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) multimedia artist Shelley Niro, the decision to film “Café Daughter” — a coming-of-ager about a Chinese Cree girl in 1960s Saskatchewan — in Northern Ontario was ...

This story contains difficult subject matter relating to Canada’s and America’s history of operating residential schools for Indigenous people. The National Native American Boarding School Healing ...

On its face, "Sooyii" is a story of resilience in the face of unimaginable loss. The independent film, directed by Krisztian Kery, centers on a young Blackfoot man in the 1700s who sees his people ...

With eight films in the TIFF lineup, industry leaders say a years-in-the-making initiative to advance First Nations creative is paying off. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Canadian indigenous ...