ALFFi • DOC Filmmaker Roundtable: Filmmaking from a Northern POV

This event took place on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021 at 11:00 amVirtual

Join us for this conversation about filmmaking in the north from a distinctly northern point of view. The Documentary Organization of Canada would like to hear from filmmakers working in remote regions of Canada and understand better how to support their work. Panelists include: filmmakers Melaw Nakehk’o (NWT), Krista Davis (YT), Carol Geddes (YT), Naomi Mark (YT), and Pablo Saravanja (NWT), moderated by Sarah Spring, Executive Director of DOC National. For the last 15 minutes of this session, viewers will be invited to join the Zoom call and share their experiences and thoughts, and ask questions for DOC.

Melaw Nakehk’o is a Dene/Dënesųłiné artist, community leader, actor, and director based in Yellowknife, NT. Her exemplary work in reviving and teaching moosehide tanning has initiated a resurgence of the practice and helped shape a broader movement across Canada. Her short doc K'i Tah Amongst the Birch part of ALFF 2021's Official Selection.

Krista Davis is a visual artist and filmmaker whose projects engage with the complexities of human and non-human coexistence in our age of ecological crisis. Her short doc The Salt River Water Walk is part of ALFF 2021's Official Selection.

Carol Geddes is an Inland Tlingit director and writer, known for Picturing a People: George Johnston, Tlingit Photographer (1997), Anash and the Legacy of the Sun-Rock (2007) and Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief (1986).

Naomi Mark is a Yukon-based Director / Producer who works in both fiction and documentary. Her work can be seen on both CBC and Knowledge Network.

Pablo Saravanja is a Director and co-founder of aRTLeSS Collective, Northwest Territories' premiere production studio, and co-founder of the Dead North Film Festival.

The Documentary Organization of Canada is a non-profit organization representing the interests of independent documentary filmmakers in Canada. Founded as the Canadian Independent Film Caucus in the 1980s, DOC is the collective voice of independent documentary filmmakers across Canada. www.docorg.ca/

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