2/20/2018 0 Comments #88: Indigenous Hollywood #88. Did you know that two remarkably successful Hollywood films included Indigenous actors? Watch The Revenant’s Melaw Nakeh’ko and Wonder Woman’s Eugene Brave Rock. Indigenous actors are amazing. Although, I'd like to take a moment to recognize those behind the lens. Last night I had the opportunity to see Marvel's Black Panther. A phenomenal movie with incredible special effects. Those effects were the creation of Josh Samuels, a Haida from the St'langng 'Laanaas Clan from Yan Village, born in Masset B.C. His Haida name is GIN K'ALANG GAYAA (Good Artist). Some time after Graduating in 2005 from George M. Dawson Secondary, he moved to Vancouver to purse his dream of becoming an Animator. He attended Vancouver Institute is of Media Arts for two years and then went onto be contracted with various animation companies, before landing his dream job. Working for Method Studios who Marvel Studios contacted for the Black Panther Movie and was one of the lead Roto-Animators. Roto Artists trace the areas of live action frames where computer graphics will overlap or interact with live images. It is extremely detailed work and when you see Black Panther you will appreciate the micro-detailing. Another amazing Indigenous Film Movement is the Sundance’s Native American and Indigenous Program. As far as roles, indigenous actors and actresses—that is, the ones who actually get cast in substantial parts—have often been reduced to playing caricatures of themselves, as seen in recent stereotype-ridden flicks like The Ridiculous 6. But that isn’t the case at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, where eight indigenous-made projects were showcased at the end of January this year. Check the program out below.
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