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Daniel Prouty

Daniel Prouty

An Ojibwe filmmaker from northern Ontario, Daniel Prouty studied film at Thunder Bay’s Confederation College, and his first project, For Angela, a docudrama co-directed with Nancy Trites Botkin, garnered honours at the American Indian Film Festival and the 1995 Gemini Awards. First Nation Blue, his nuanced examination of policing within Ontario’s Indigenous communities, won the Best Documentary Award at the American Indian Film and Video Competition in 1997.

  • For Angela
    For Angela
    Nancy Trites Botkin  &  Daniel Prouty 1993 21 min
    This short film portrays the experiences of Rhonda Gordon and her daughter, Angela, when a simple bus ride changes their lives in an unforeseeable way. When they are harassed by three boys, Rhonda finds the courage to take a unique and powerful stance against ignorance and prejudice. What ensues is a dramatic story of racism and empowerment.

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