Big Soul Productions

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Big Soul Productions
Formation1999
FounderLaura J. Milliken & Jennifer Podemski
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Big Soul Productions is a film and television production company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is notable for being Aboriginal owned and operated. Big Soul was established in August 1999 by Laura J. Milliken and Jennifer Podemski. [1]

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From 2003 Big Soul produced Moccasin Flats , a dramatic series which subsequently was nominated for several Gemini Awards.

From 2001 to 2003, Big Soul Productions also produced three seasons of The Seventh Generation, a youth television series. [2]

In 2000, Big Soul began a series of empowerment workshops titled repREZentin' to train Aboriginal youth in all areas of filmmaking. Many of these projects resulted in completed half-hour films that were broadcast on APTN, including the "Moccasin Flats", a short film which was later adapted into the television series.

YearTitleDirector
2008By The Rapids (series)Joseph Lazare
2008Moccasin Flats: RedemptionRob King
2007I'm Not The Indian You Had In MindThomas King
2007By the RapidsJoseph Lazare
2007Good LookingJoseph Lazare
2007RoadMusic with Derek MillerLaura Milliken
2006133 Skyway Randy Redroad
2006Moccasin Flats Season 3Various
2005Moccasin Flats Season 2Various

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References

  1. "NAICA Online: Summer Edition 2007: Spotlight: Big Soul Productions". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  2. "Jennifer Podemski". Archived from the original on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2007-07-05.