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Shane Belcourt

Shane Belcourt

Shane Belcourt is a Métis filmmaker whose debut feature film, Tkaronto (the original Kanien’kéhaka/Mohawk term for Toronto), debuted at the imagineNative festival in 2007. His work frequently addresses Indigenous themes and his director credits include multiple episodes of the TV series Urban Native Girl; the feature film Red Rover; and the documentary Kaha:wi: The Cycle of Life, featuring Mohawk performer Tekaronhiáhkhwa Santee Smith. Belcourt was a TIFF Talent Lab participant, an IFC Mentorship Award recipient, and a Filmmaker in Residence at the Winnipeg Film Group. His father, Tony Belcourt, was the founding President of the Métis Nation of Ontario.

  • Boxed In
    Boxed In
    Shane Belcourt 2009 4 min
    In this short film, a young woman of mixed ancestry struggles with an Equal Opportunity Form that requires her to respond to the dilemma: Ethnicity - Choose One.
  • Enfermée
    Enfermée
    Shane Belcourt 2009 4 min
    Dans ce court métrage, une jeune femme aux origines métissées devant remplir un formulaire d'équité en matière d'emploi se trouve confrontée à un dilemme. Que répondre à l'énoncé « Origine ethnique – Cocher l'une de ces réponses »?

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