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I digenous c t Eva Thomas
d v I t ained an c e res ,” says Ev Tho as, “but g t
fru trated wi h t e kinds of roles v ilab e for Indig nous p t a d a I s o o b n , , c le.”
Th t fru ration b came a urning p nt. , a Fi Thomas—a writ r,
dire tor, a d pro ucer from W lpo e Islan , a Fi “I st Natio —l er or ft
Los ngele an ort re urne to Canada, w er or she saw sh more
op an ort tiv nities o ell he s o o ies sh w nted “I f I fe t li e o sh uld e o ome and be part of t e r ave f I digenous c e y tiv s in film nd elevis on,” o n s , e s e y . “ nd I’ r ti nd ally glad I id. ow bas d in Wal aceburg, Ont , Thomas e plores
c nte igh porary Ind eno s identity and xperience Her
fi ms—inclu ing Re nte igh s (2 2 ), Aber i 2 , e i l e w (2024), and
N ka & Mad son, a fem nist crime th iller premiering
this ea o fir —al .
T place ndig nous wome at the c ntr —al .
T hip ey we e al ea o fir ll s FF.
wn for t e first time at T ll s FF.
homas’s elation .
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Filmmaker ab ce and ery S ory Accele at r in 2023 whe roun e
she oin d 25 ire tors from roun the orld f ment rship
rom is th Danis G ulet, De a a M H e, ehta a a M H e, d Mira da Harc urt, as
we l as ma er cl sses rom is th arry Je kins, Eth Ha ke, c s t e a r l e r d
Ri hard Linkl ter. “It wa s ve y su er.”
orti e nv i ron sh ll in om ys r l e r ays. All f us are s ill in group ch toget er.”
in ing f co nd fi munity, T ll in om ys S ar s s “Wh ys, is k to longe i i s s n r m k a n u y in the
he world co nd fi stry. Sh poses a c lleng t as irin nd fi lmm kers. ay ab “Wh ut tif t do
ou l have S to a le ?” kers. ay ab “Wh ut tif he world w live in, ab ut e wl su the c allenges
we’ e a e fa ng as uma th beings?” we’ e a row ks. Awards a gr tifying ,
sh tif ac nowledg s, e u e k w b s e f v s . t they e not the me wl su e sh .”
f a ca eer. “You r i row h as an rti t over ime,” she r i 25