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Item Open Access Family Portrait(2018-05-28) Marshall, Elizabeth Diane; Hoffman, Philip J.Its a rare experience to have lived formative years on a commune and to be the daughter of its leaders. In the late 1960s my parents were at the centre of a Toronto-based communitarian movement of baby boomers. During a period of social and political re-imagining they engaged in a leftist Christian philosophy, being of service to others and sharing resources. In 1971 they co-purchased Midian Farm as a back-to-the-land social experiment, but its utopian vision eventually collapsed. The end of my parents marriage and the fall of the farm left a resounding residue, a hangover from hope. A canvas for seeking, of memory; piercing through time with new energy, FAMILY PORTRAIT is a process-driven personal essay documentary. I stitch together a visually immersive treasure trove of archives and dip between memory and current day reflections to memorialize a shared piece of history.Item Open Access Modified(2019-07-01) Giroux, Aube; Evans, BarbaraThis support paper elaborates on the process of producing my MFA thesis film Modified, a feature-length, first-person documentary that questions why genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are not labeled on food products in Canada and the United States, despite being labeled in 64 other countries around the world. The film is anchored in the rich food legacy passed on to me by my mother who was a prolific organic gardener and seed saver, a true gourmande, and a passionate food activist who believed we should know how our food is produced. Shot over a span of nine years, the film follows the citizen-led movement to label GMO foods in Canada and the United States, questioning the cozy relationship between the biotech industry and our governments. Ultimately, the film makes the case that people should have a right to know what is in the food they eat.Item Open Access Revolution Moosehide(2019-11-22) Johnson, Lesley; Longfellow, BrendaRevolution Moosehide is a 47-minute documentary that follows Melaw Nakehko, a Dene moosehide tanner, activist, artist and actor, from the Northwest Territories. Nakehkos is an extraordinary journey of cultural resurgence and revitalization, as she learns the practice of moosehide tanning from Dene Elders across the Northwest Territories. Joined by several young women, the process of learning and practicing moosehide tanning leads to deeper realizations about Dene community, culture and identity, while also intersecting with an emergent wave of political action erupting from Indigenous movements across Turtle Island, otherwise known as Canada. This documentary and thesis situates Melaws story within an era of responsive Indigenous activism, contextualized in a lineage which follows the Idle No More movement. This is an era rooted in the important of forming grassroots organizations focused on leadership and rooted in cultural identity, with a political imperative to build vital visions of stable futures for and by Indigenous communities in Northern Canada.