35 min
Indigenous Excellence, Joy and Character Empowerment: a Conversation with Michael Greyeyes Maple Popcorn
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In this episode, host Marriska Fernandes sits down with Michael Greyeyes, actor, director, scholar, educator, choreographer and graduate from Canada’s National School of Ballet. Michael is Plains Cree from the Muskeg Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan, and you may know him for his iconic roles in award-winning Canadian horror film Blood Quantum, Canadian cult classic, Dance Me Outside, and more recently for his roles as Terry Thomas in the new hit TV series Rutherford Falls and as Makwa in the thriller Wild Indian. Both have garnered much media attention and recognition, with Michael twice nominated at the Gotham Awards! Tune in to the conversation and discover Michael’s self-proclaimed "most Indigenous quality" and his love of both Indigenous joy and Indigenous creator Sierra Ornelas, showrunner of Rutherford Falls.
A podcast hosted by Marriska Fernandes, produced by The Brand is Female and powered by Telefilm Canada.
In this episode, host Marriska Fernandes sits down with Michael Greyeyes, actor, director, scholar, educator, choreographer and graduate from Canada’s National School of Ballet. Michael is Plains Cree from the Muskeg Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan, and you may know him for his iconic roles in award-winning Canadian horror film Blood Quantum, Canadian cult classic, Dance Me Outside, and more recently for his roles as Terry Thomas in the new hit TV series Rutherford Falls and as Makwa in the thriller Wild Indian. Both have garnered much media attention and recognition, with Michael twice nominated at the Gotham Awards! Tune in to the conversation and discover Michael’s self-proclaimed "most Indigenous quality" and his love of both Indigenous joy and Indigenous creator Sierra Ornelas, showrunner of Rutherford Falls.
A podcast hosted by Marriska Fernandes, produced by The Brand is Female and powered by Telefilm Canada.
35 min