Querencia (web series)

Querencia is a Canadian web series, which premiered in June 2021 on APTN Lumi. ^[1] The first original web series ever created for the service, ^[2] the series centres on the romance between Daka (Kaitlyn Yott) and Abe (Mary Galloway), two young First Nations women living in Vancouver, British Columbia. ^[1]

The series was written and directed by Mary Galloway, and is produced by Jessie Anthony. ^[1]

It premiered June 1, 2021 on Lumi. ^[1] The first two episodes were also screened as part of the 2021 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, followed by a panel discussion featuring Galloway, Anthony and Yott. ^[3]

The series received two Canadian Screen Award nominations, for the Audience Choice Award ^[4] and Best Web Program or Series, Fiction, ^[5] at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.

References

1. Craig Takeuchi, "APTN series Querencia follows romance between two Indigiqueer women". Now , May 31, 2021.
2. Kelly Townsend, "APTN’s first lumi original is a milestone for Indigiqueer representation". Playback , June 1, 2021.
3. Justin Gray, "12 movies to watch from home at the 2021 Inside Out Film Festival" Archived 2021-06-02 at the Wayback Machine . Yohomo, May 31, 2021.
4. Jamie Samhan, "The 2022 Canadian Screen Awards’ Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award Nominees Announced". ET Canada , February 1, 2022.
5. Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada , February 15, 2022.