Award-winning media company producing film, television and projects for domestic and international audiences.
Victoria, BC, Canada
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Great energy at the Gulf Islands High School.
Thank you to everyone who came to watch!
Last night, #ACedarIsLife was screened at Gulf Islands High School on Salt Spring Island!
Producer Leslie Bland attended, giving a short speech to express gratitude. What a great night📷
#IndigenousMedia
#IndigenousEducation
#SaltSpringIsland
#BCEducationSystem
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Suggestions for Orca Cove Media films to watch + share:
CHEK TV - A Cedar is Life (tonight, 8pm)
Super Channel —Tzouhalem & A Cedar Is Life
APTN/ Lumi Streaming Service — Dust n’ Bones & Tzouhalem
Knowledge Network — Tzouhalem
Telus YouTube Channel — Dust n’ Bones
Today, we reflect on the history of Indigenous communities in Canada, and the process of Truth and Reconciliation 🧡
Orca Cove Media encourages the expansion of knowledge through reflection, reading, watching, engaging in ceremony, and attending events.
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Today, we reflect on the history of Indigenous communities in Canada, and the process of Truth and Reconciliation 🧡
Orca Cove Media encourages the expansion of knowledge through reflection, reading, watching, engaging in ceremony, and attending events.
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TOMORROW: CHEK TV will be broadcasting #ACedarIsLife for #NationalTruthAndReconciliationDay at 8pm.
With our film, we hope to provide a source of education for our audiences, as knowledge can often be a meaningful practice toward reconciliation.
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On #NationalTruthAndReconciliationDay, @CHEK_News will be broadcasting our documentary, #ACedarIsLife.
Friday, September 30th at 8pm.
One step toward reconciliation is knowledge. We hope to provide a source of education on the importance of cedar in Indigenous communities.
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Behind-the-scenes of #SweetSummerPowWow.
Images by Gavin Andrews (movingimagery.ca) and Daniel Taggart-Hodge on film.
Featured: Rose Henry & Chief Lydia Hwitsun, Albert Paul, Vern Runningbear with granddaughter, Levi Runningbear, Joel Montgrand and Josh Runningbear.
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Screening Alert! 📺
Our docu-film, Tzouhalem, will be screening at the Caprice Theatre in Duncan on September 23rd.
Admission by donation of $ 15.00.
Hope to see you there!
#Tzouhalem
#Screening
#DocumentaryFilm
#IndigenousMedia
#IndigenousStoryTelling
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Wrapping #SweetSummerPowWow.
Thank you to #CinevicFilmmakers for your collaboration in production - we couldn't have done it without your equipment.
Pictured: Joseph Boutilier, Joshua Odjick, Tatyana Baptiste, Darrell Dennis.
Images by Gavin Andrews, Daniel Taggart-Hodge.
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Shooting our last scene of #SweetSummerPowWow🎬
With writer Katya Gardner, director/writer Darrell Dennis, and principal actors Tanis Parenteau as Cara & Tatyana Baptiste as Jinny.
#IndigenousMedia
#IndigenousCast
#NewProduction
#BehindTheScenes
#RomanceFilm
Thank you to our director Darrell Dennis, our writers Darrell Dennis and Katya Gardner and Director of Photography, Dan Carruthers. Thank you to our hard-working cast and crew for all you've contributed to during filming over the past (hot!) month in Cowichan Valley.
Last day of filming #SweetSummerPowWow!
It has been such a pleasure working with everyone in our amazing crew and our talented cast.
We are extremely grateful and excited for the next steps of this anticipated production 🎬💛✨
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Our beautiful dancers on cue + costume fixes.
With Chelsey Gray, Aaliyah Sampson, Kaiea Wilson-James, Kiri Green, Samantha Ceron, Victoria Vasquez-Abbott, Justine Underwood.
Images: Daniel Taggart-Hodge.
#SweetSummerPowWow #IndigenousMedia #IndigenousCast #PowWowDancers
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Crew of #SweetSummerPowWow.
Lesley Marshall, (Asst. Camera), James McAndrew, (Asst. Locations Manager), Kira Doxtator, (Third Asst. Director), Charlie Hawkes (Set Supervisor/Costumes), Tristan Moriarty (BesPerson/Grip), Andrew Kondrat (Dolly Grip).
By Daniel Taggart-Hodge.
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It has been amazing to work with the legendary Graham Greene once again on our newest production #SweetSummerPowWow
Graham will play our MC - we can't wait to see the finished film!
Behind-the-scenes images by Gavin Andrews movingimagery.ca/
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Our beautiful dancers on set of #SweetSummerPowWow💛
Pictured: Daphne Sampson in Woven Hat, Josh RunningBear, Chelsey Gray, Aaliyah Sampson, Kaiea Wilson-James, Kiri Green, Samantha Ceron, Victoria Vasquez-Abbott, Justine Underwood.
Images by Gavin Andrews.
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Between takes of #SweetSummerPowWow🎬
Director of Photography Daniel Carruthers, Director Darrell Dennis.
Performers: Tanis Parenteau as Cara, Lisa Cooke Ravensbergen as Nora, Taylor Kinequon as Robin, Dion Marriott as Cody, Tatyana Baptiste as Jinny.
Images by Gavin Andrews.
Thank you to everyone who helped put this beautiful scene together ✨
Shooting a romantic night scene with Tatyana Baptiste as Jinny, Joshua Odjick as Riley, and our fabulous director Darrell Dennis 🌙🌸
Images by Gavin Andrews movingimagery.ca/
#SweetSummerPowWow
#IndigenousMedia
#IndigenousCast
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The work of these incredible filmmakers on both #SweetSummerPowWow and #TheGreatSalishHeist has been incredible.
We can't wait for everyone to see the finished films @OrcaCoveMedia.
Our legendary director @DarrellMDennis and the honourable Graham Greene as our "MC", exchanging notes on set of #SweetSummerPowWow
We are so grateful to work with these two notable Indigenous filmmakers once again!
Images by Gavin Andrews movingimagery.ca/
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Lights! Camera! Action! 🎬
Behind-The-Scenes of Sweet Summer Pow Wow.
Images by Gavin Andrews movingimagery.ca/
On monitor: Joshua Odjick as Riley, Tanis Parenteau as Cara, and Joel Montgrand as Luke, Taylor Kinequon as Robin.
Holding the slate is Amina Luthi, 1st AC.
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Read Playback's article on Sweet Summer Pow Wow, our new feature film currently in production!
Read below or click the link to read online (subscription needed): playbackonline.ca/2023/08/14…
Image: Behind the Scenes, Cowichan Valley BC by Gavin Andrews movingimagery.ca/
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Knowledge Network is excited to play our documentary “Tzouhalem” TOMORROW, August 22 at 9pm!
Starting tomorrow, Tzouhalem will be available for online streaming.
Flip to page 20 for a highlight about the show by clicking this link: kmagazine.knowledge.ca/magaz…
