"Everybody has a gift—so find the best in you and express it."
Legendary filmmaker Alanis Obomswain (Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger) gives her advice to aspiring filmmakers.
Alanis Obomsawin’s debut short film, Christmas at Moose Factory, is now available on digital TIFF Bell Lightbox.
"Somebody asked last night 'Boy, you must have been breaking up a lot while you were shooting.' And it's true – because you don't know what's going to come out of somebody's mouth, you appreciate a funny line when you hear it. But the problem is, you don't want to ruin a completely spontaneous great take by laughing through it."
“I’ve always been interested in the idea of women’s freedom, or lack of freedom and Firecrackers really looks at that in a very specific way and its all about power.” —Jasmin Mozaffari