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Award-winning Cree filmmaker Jules Arita Koostachin is the writer-director of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4ukjIjAfUE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Angela’s Shadow</a>, which is now playing in theaters across Canada after a successful festival run; it opens in Toronto starting July 25. Koostachin is a multi-faceted artist, writer-director, actor and academic who was named alongside her son Asivak and the film&#8217;s composer Justin Delorme as one of Variety’s 10 Canadians to watch in 2023. Her credits include her award-winning documentary WaaPaKe (Tomorrow), which took home Best BC Film at VIFF and is now available to view on the <a href="https://www.nfb.ca/film/waapake-tomorrow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nfb.ca/film/waapake-tomorrow/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1753372758682000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0JBcfTzh2KWbN4QCmlOjML">NFB website</a>, and her latest TELUS originals doc feature NiiMisSak: Sisters In Film, which also launched online and in theatres in Canada this summer. She is the voice of Layla on PBS Kids/CBC Kids animated series Molly of Denali and is the writer-director of numerous films in both documentary and narrative spaces. Koostachin is dedicated to creating opportunities for Indigenous peoples, marginalized women and gender diverse folks who are interested in a career in film and television.

Jules Arita Koostachin

Film

Shadow Work: From Once Were Warriors to Angela’s Shadow

Angela's Shadow