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Alexandra Lazarowich

2019 5 min

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Cree director Alexandra Lazarowich riffs off classic verité cinema to craft a contemporary portrait of Métis women net fishing in Northern Alberta.

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  Five Feminist Minutes 2019

  2019 4 films

  In 1990, the NFB made waves with Five Feminist Minutes , a series of short films produced by the trailblazing Studio D, the world’s first all-woman production unit. When the NFB celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2019, four contemporary directors picked up the thread.

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Cree director Alexandra Lazarowich riffs off classic verité cinema to craft a contemporary portrait of Métis women net fishing in Northern Alberta.

See also

Fishing and Hunting Industries

Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis)

Women - Portraits

Women

All subjects

Indigenous Cinema

Credits

• writer
  Alexandra Lazarowich
  
• director
  Alexandra Lazarowich
  
• participation
  Maureen Caudron-Bell
  
  Jamie Linington
  
  Kevin Bell
  
  Keith Calahasen
  
  Louis BellRose
  
• director of photography
  Lindsay McIntyre
  
• editing
  Asia Youngman
  
• location sound recording
  Charlene Moore
  
• camera assistant
  Jade Baxter
  
• sound design
  Johnny Blerot
  
• colour correction
  Brittany Nguyen
  
• colour mentorship and service
  Zachary Cox
  
  Victory Social Club
  
• technical coordination
  Luc Binette
  
• titles
  Jason Ludwig
  
• online editing
  Jason Ludwig
  
• recording
  Johnny Blerot
  
• re-recording
  Johnny Blerot
  
• additional technical services
  Hans Olson
  
• transcription
  Lori Heath
  
• executive director
  Michelle van Beusekom
  
• legal counsel
  Christian Pitchen
  
• studio operations manager
  Darin Clausen
  
• studio administrator
  Devon Supeene
  
• production supervisor
  Esther Viragh
  
• marketing manager
  Lydia Côté
  
• associate producer
  Coty Savard
  
• executive producer
  David Christensen
  

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