Jessie Anthony

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Jesse Anthony is an Onondaga director, screenwriter, and producer from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory in Ontario. [1]

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Career

Anthony was accepted into and graduated from Vancouver Film School's acting program. [2] She later turned her focus to filmmaking, attending Capilano University's School of Motion Picture Arts in the Indigenous Independent Digital Filmmaking Program. [3] For her graduation project, Anthony created a short film that would become the inspiration for her debut feature film, Brother, I Cry . [2]

Anthony's 2020 feature film Brother, I Cry follows Jon, an Indigenous father-to-be as he tries to stay sober and out of jail, and his relationship with the women in his life; his sister, mother, and girlfriend. The story was inspired by Anthony's brother's addiction, her cousin's overdose, and her connection to the spirit world. [4] Brother, I Cry had its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival and was made in Telefilm’s Talent to Watch program. [5] At the festival, the film earned Anthony the B.C. Best Emerging Filmmaker Award. Anthony's production company, Pass Through Productions Inc. also released El Color Negro at the 2020 VIFF. [6]

In 2019, Anthony and Mary Galloway won the APTN/imagineNATIVE Web Series Pitch Competition for the LGBTQ+ web series Querencia. They received additional funding for the project through the Canadian Film Academy’s Telefilm Talent to Watch, which allowed them to expand the series. [7]

In 2020, Jessie Anthony was selected as a mentor by the Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) for its Netflix Apprenticeship and Cultural Mentorship Program. Anthony mentored Saddle Lake Cree Nation filmmaker Tanis Redcrow on the set of Querencia. [8] [9]

Anthony was selected as part of the pilot program for the ISO-DGC Director Fellowship Program. In 2022, Anthony was mentored by Dana Gonzalez on the set of the Handmaid's Tale. [10]

Personal life

Anthony was born and raised on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, Ontario, as part of Onondaga Nation, Beaver clan. She now works and lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Filmography

Film
YearTItleCredited asNotes
DirectorWriterProducer
2016He'ge'ah: Little BrotherYesYesYesShort film
2017O for a Thousand TonguesYesShort film
2017LukaYesShort film
2018PookmisYesShort film
2019My Father's FootstepsYesShort film
2020 Brother, I Cry YesYesFeature Film

Nominated- VFCC One to Watch Award. [11]

Nominated- Directors Guild of Canada, Outstanding Directorial Achievement, Feature Film. [12]

Nominated- Leo Awards, Best Motion Picture. [13]

VIFF BC Emerging Filmmaker Award. [14]

VIWIFF, Best Screenplay Award. [15]

Leo Awards, Best Direction in a Motion Picture. [16]

Leo Awards, Best Screen Writing in a Motion Picture. [17]

2020El Color NegroYesShort film
2022El MulattoYesShort film
2022Good GriefYesShort film
2023Meditation 4 Black WomenYesShort film
TV shows
YearTItleCredited asNotes
DirectorWriterProducer
2021 Querencia Yes8 episodes, co-nominated with Mary Galloway for Best Web Series at the 2022 Leo Awards and Best Web Program or Series, Fiction at the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards. [18] [19]
2022 Heritage Minutes YesSeason 8, Episode 3 "Tom Longboat".
2022 Acting Good YesSenior story editor for Season 1 (10 episodes), writer for 1 episode (Season 1, Episode 3 "Three Nobodies").
2023AmplifyYesSeason 2, Episode 2.

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  2. 1 2 Ducklow, Zoë (2020-10-05). "Q&A with VIFF's B.C. Emerging Filmmaker Award winner, Jessie Anthony". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  3. ↑ Loewen, Andrea (2020-10-11). "Debut film "Brother, I Cry, " speaks to living, loving and struggling with addiction". SAD Mag. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  4. ↑ "Jessie Anthony's Brother, I Cry continues to make an impact at Vancouver Women in Film Festival". Stir. 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  5. ↑ "VIFF 2020: Vancouver's Karen Lam and Capilano University grad Jessie Anthony win B.C. film awards". The Georgia Straight. 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
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  7. ↑ "New Vancouver-filmed series Querencia follows romance between two Indigiqueer women". The Georgia Straight. 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
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  10. ↑ Wheeler, Kim (2022-06-23). "The Indigenous Screen Office and the Directors Guild of Canada partner on new initiative for Indigenous Directors". ISO. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
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