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35b. Bonus: Loretta Todd on Monkey Beach.
I was so deeply moved by the love that Eden [Robinson] showed for her
characters. There was so much love she had for Lisamarie and her family.
There was so much devotion, really, to—not so much their happiness, but
their resilience.
Loretta Todd is a writer, director,
and producer. Her credits include award-winning documentaries, such as
Forgotten Warriors,
Kainayssini Imanistaisiwa: The People Go
On, and
Hands of History. She also
created, produced and directed Tansi! Nehiyawetan, a
Cree children’s series on APTN; MyCree, a
Cree language learning app (which has had over 20,000 downloads); and Fierce
Girls, a webseries and transmedia project for
Indigenous girls about Indigenous girl superheroes. And she is the director of
the feature film adaptation of Eden Robinson’s novel Monkey
Beach, which premieres today at the Vancouver
International Film Festival.
She joins us to discuss her relationship with the novel, the choices that went
into adapting it for the screen, and what it was like to film with and around
Haisla Nation.
Show Notes.
Loretta Todd’s website.
Several of her films are available via the
NFB, including Forgotten
Warriors, the film acknowledged
in Monkey Beach.
Monkey Beach premieres
tonight at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
Watch the trailer.
Our episode on Monkey Beach.
It’s a Wonderful Life.
Another interview with Loretta Todd about Monkey
Beach.
Loretta Todd giving a talk about Indigenous Storytelling in
Cyberspace.
If you are enjoying the podcast and are able to help out, please consider
supporting us and our network on Patreon.
Thank you.
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3030 ratings
I was so deeply moved by the love that Eden [Robinson] showed for her
characters. There was so much love she had for Lisamarie and her family.
There was so much devotion, really, to—not so much their happiness, but
their resilience.
Loretta Todd is a writer, director,
and producer. Her credits include award-winning documentaries, such as
Forgotten Warriors,
Kainayssini Imanistaisiwa: The People Go
On, and
Hands of History. She also
created, produced and directed Tansi! Nehiyawetan, a
Cree children’s series on APTN; MyCree, a
Cree language learning app (which has had over 20,000 downloads); and Fierce
Girls, a webseries and transmedia project for
Indigenous girls about Indigenous girl superheroes. And she is the director of
the feature film adaptation of Eden Robinson’s novel Monkey
Beach, which premieres today at the Vancouver
International Film Festival.
She joins us to discuss her relationship with the novel, the choices that went
into adapting it for the screen, and what it was like to film with and around
Haisla Nation.
Show Notes.
Loretta Todd’s website.
Several of her films are available via the
NFB, including Forgotten
Warriors, the film acknowledged
in Monkey Beach.
Monkey Beach premieres
tonight at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
Watch the trailer.
Our episode on Monkey Beach.
It’s a Wonderful Life.
Another interview with Loretta Todd about Monkey
Beach.
Loretta Todd giving a talk about Indigenous Storytelling in
Cyberspace.
If you are enjoying the podcast and are able to help out, please consider
supporting us and our network on Patreon.
Thank you.
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