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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.
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For AngelaNancy Trites Botkin & Daniel Prouty 1993 21 minThis 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. -
Pour Angela...Nancy Trites Botkin & Daniel Prouty 1994 24 minInspiré d'un fait réel, ce court métrage de fiction fait la reconstruction dramatique d’un événement survenu dans un autobus alors que trois jeunes gens batailleurs tiennent des propos racistes à l'endroit d'une jeune Amérindienne et de sa mère, Rhonda. Celle-ci décide de réagir, le lendemain, lorsqu'elle constate à quel point sa fille se sent humiliée. Elle se rend à l'école et fait réaliser aux agresseurs la portée destructrice de leur geste en apparence anodin.
