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Tuesday, June 16
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Trickster: working towards narrative sovereignty

Tuesday, June 16
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Trickster: working towards narrative sovereignty

Join Trickster executive producer and director Michelle Latimer, author Eden Robinson, co-president of Sienna Films Jennifer Kawaja and CBC's general manager, entertainment, factual & sports Sally Catto for a conversation with Indigenous Screen Office Director Jesse Wente about the journey to bring Robinson's bestselling novel to the screen, and finding new pathways of collaboration and understanding between the creative industry and Indigenous storytellers.




Featuring:


Sally Catto

General Manager, Entertainment, Factual and Sports

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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Jennifer Kawaja

President of English Scripted

Sienna Films

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Michelle Latimer

Executive Producer, Director, Trickster

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Eden Robinson

Author, Son of a Trickster

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Moderating:


Jesse Wente

Outgoing Co-Executive Director Indigenous Screen Office

Indigenous Screen Office

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