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More Ambitious Indigenous Pics Search for International Audiences and Deals at Toronto Festival
More Indigenous filmmakers search for international audiences as films premiere at Toronto Festival.
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 of buyers seeking unique acquisition titles with universal appeal. This is keenly felt by multihyphenate Eva Thomas, a dual citizen and member of Walpole Island First Nation, at the fest with Discovery titles “Aberdeen,” a turbulent family stability tale that she co-wrote and co-directed with Ojibwe filmmaker Ryan Cooper; and the wry grisly rez eco-thriller “Seeds,” which she executive produced. Encouraged by “Seeds” producers Jennifer Jonas and Leonard Farlinger to direct her own script, Horn accessed many of the Indigenous Screen Office’s funding programs along the way, and dialed up legend Graham Greene to play an offbeat, avuncular dual role.
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