Tessa Desnomie (2)
Tessa Desnomie
Tessa Desnomie est originaire de la Première Nation crie Peepeekisis, en Saskatchewan. Pendant ses études à l’Université des Premières Nations du Canada, elle a fait des recherches sur les tâches traditionnelles des femmes autochtones. Dans First Stories – ati-wîcahsin (It’s Getting Easier), elle rend hommage à la culture de sa grand-mère Jane Merasty, une Crie des bois. Dans Nos histoires – Ça devait être fait, elle s’attaque au lourd héritage des pensionnats indiens du Canada en recueillant le témoignage de deux survivantes. Tessa Desnomie travaille à la gestion d’événements, notamment à la coordination des cérémonies d’ouverture et de clôture des Jeux autochtones de l’Amérique du Nord, et produit des vidéos éducatives pour Studio 10 Productions, à Regina.
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First Stories - ati-wîcahsin (It's Getting Easier)Tessa Desnomie 2007 6 minIn this short film, filmmaker Tessa Desnomie celebrates the life and times of her grandmother, Jane Merasty. Born and raised on the trapline, this Woodlands Cree woman has witnessed significant changes throughout her vigorous 80 years. First Stories is an emerging filmmaker program for Indigenous youth which produced 3 separate collections of short films from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Produced in association with CBC, APTN, SCN, SaskFilm and MANITOBA FILM & SOUND. -
Second Stories - It Had to Be DoneTessa Desnomie 2008 22 minThis short documentary explores the legacy of residential schools through the eyes of two extraordinary women who not only lived it, but who, as adults, made the surprising decision to return to the school that had affected their lives so profoundly. This intimate and moving film affirms their strength and dignity in standing up and making a difference on their own terms. Second Stories follows on the heels of the enormously successful First Stories project, which produced 3 separate collections of short films from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Second Stories builds on that success by continuing the training with 3 of the 12 Indigenous filmmakers who delivered such compelling short documentaries. Produced in association with CBC, APTN, SCN, SaskFilm and MANITOBA FILM & SOUND.
