Directing

Shirley Cheechoo

Shirley Cheechoo CM (Cree: ᔒᓕᒋᒍ born 1952) is a Canadian Cree actress, writer, producer, director, and visual artist, best known for her solo-voice or monodrama play Path With No Moccasins, as well as her work with De-Ba-Jeh-Mu-Jig theatre group. Her first break came in 1985 when she was cast on the CBC's first nations TV series Spirit Bay, and later, in 1997, she found a role on the CBC's TV seri…

Known For

Song of Hiawatha

Song of Hiawatha · 1997

Song of Hiawatha

MovieDramaAdventure

This adaptation of the epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow tells the tale of a mighty Ojibwe leader as he falls in love and strives for peace.

Backroads

Backroads · 2000

A lawyer returns to her Cree reservation to defend her sister against murder charges.

Christmas in the Clouds

Christmas in the Clouds · 2001

Christmas in the Clouds

MovieFamilyRomance

A classic comedy of mistaken identity and romance set during the holiday season at a ski resort that is owned and operated by a Native American Nation. Shot on location at The Sundance Resort in Utah, this is the first contemporary romantic comedy to feature an almost entirely American Indian cast. The film was featured at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.

Medicine River

Medicine River · 1993

MovieComedyDrama

When photographer Will returns home for his mother's funeral he gets more than he bargained for from a strange cast of characters on the reservation.

Johnny Greyeyes

Johnny Greyeyes · 2000

Johnny Greyeyes

Johnny GreyEyes is a girl from an injun family. Since her childhood she was abused by her father and one day she killed him. She was arrested and convicted by the court to a long term in local prison. Where she finds the woman, another inmate, who became for her and her family and her first love.

In Shadow

In Shadow · 2003

A young up-and-coming artist works hard to build a future for herself while a shadow from her past threatens to push her into madness.

Place of the Boss: Utshimassits

Place of the Boss: Utshimassits · 1996

Place of the Boss: Utshimassits

MovieDocumentary

In the '60s, the Mushuau Innu had to abandon their 6,000-year nomadic culture and settle in Davis Inlet. Their relocation resulted in cultural collapse and widespread despair.

Filmography

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Song of Hiawatha

Song of Hiawatha · 1997

Song of Hiawatha

MovieDramaAdventure

This adaptation of the epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow tells the tale of a mighty Ojibwe leader as he falls in love and strives for peace.

1st Old Woman

Backroads

Backroads · 2000

A lawyer returns to her Cree reservation to defend her sister against murder charges.

Writer

Christmas in the Clouds

Christmas in the Clouds · 2001

Christmas in the Clouds

MovieFamilyRomance

A classic comedy of mistaken identity and romance set during the holiday season at a ski resort that is owned and operated by a Native American Nation. Shot on location at The Sundance Resort in Utah, this is the first contemporary romantic comedy to feature an almost entirely American Indian cast. The film was featured at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.

Betty

Medicine River

Medicine River · 1993

MovieComedyDrama

When photographer Will returns home for his mother's funeral he gets more than he bargained for from a strange cast of characters on the reservation.

Candy

Johnny Greyeyes

Johnny Greyeyes · 2000

Johnny Greyeyes

Johnny GreyEyes is a girl from an injun family. Since her childhood she was abused by her father and one day she killed him. She was arrested and convicted by the court to a long term in local prison. Where she finds the woman, another inmate, who became for her and her family and her first love.

Shirley

In Shadow

In Shadow · 2003

A young up-and-coming artist works hard to build a future for herself while a shadow from her past threatens to push her into madness.

Director

Place of the Boss: Utshimassits

Place of the Boss: Utshimassits · 1996

Place of the Boss: Utshimassits

MovieDocumentary

In the '60s, the Mushuau Innu had to abandon their 6,000-year nomadic culture and settle in Davis Inlet. Their relocation resulted in cultural collapse and widespread despair.

Narrator