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Tantoo Cardinal

Darlene Naponse

2020 4 min

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A moving portrait of actress Tantoo Cardinal, travelling through time and across the many roles she’s played, capturing her strength and her impact—and how she shattered the glass ceiling and survived.

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A moving portrait of actress Tantoo Cardinal, travelling through time and across the many roles she’s played, capturing her strength and her impact—and how she shattered the glass ceiling and survived.

See also

Film and Video Arts

Women - Portraits

Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis)

All subjects

Governor General's Awards

All channels

Indigenous Cinema

Credits

• recipient
  Tantoo Cardinal
  
• writer
  Darlene Naponse
  
• director
  Darlene Naponse
  
• director of photography
  Mathieu Séguin
  
• costume designer
  Sage Paul
  
• wardrobe
  Sage Paul
  
• makeup artist
  Darrell Redleaf
  
• hairstylist
  Darrell Redleaf
  
• editing
  Jason Ludwig
  
• colour correction
  Jason Ludwig
  
• sound design
  Johnny Blerot
  
• mix
  Johnny Blerot
  
• sound recordist
  Christian Lainez
  
• production manager
  Froso Tsipopoulou
  
• 1st assistant camera
  Antoine Combelles
  
• steadicam operator
  Derrick Axtell
  
• foley
  Chris Szott
  
  Isael Huard
  
• key grip
  Joel Schaeffer
  
• gaffer
  Aakash Raj
  
• transcripts
  Lisa Clarke
  
• translation
  Claude Dionne
  
• subtitling
  Lisa Clarke
  
• principal coordinator
  Marcia Seebaran
  
  Heather Roberts
  
• administrator
  Devon Supeene
  
• studio operations manager
  Darin Clausen
  
• production coordinator
  April Dunsmore
  
  Jessica Smith
  
  Tanis Redcrow
  
• production supervisor
  Esther Viragh
  
• technical coordinator
  Daniel Lord
  
• legal counsel
  Christian Pitchen
  
• producer
  Coty Savard
  
• executive producer
  David Christensen
  

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