Having studied both theatre and film studies at Concordia University, Michelle Latimer distinguished herself as a director, actor and producer. Her many film credits include Rise, a documentary series on contemporary Indigenous activism, Nimmikaage (She Dances for People), a beautifully crafted archive-based short made for the NFB’s Souvenir series, and the feature-length documentary Inconvenient Indian. She produces work through her own company, Streel Films, and has programmed for Hot Docs, imagineNATIVE and other festivals.