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Award-winning media company producing film, television and projects for domestic and international audiences.

Victoria, BC, Canada
Joined August 2015
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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
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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.
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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…
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