The Pretendians
The Pretendians is a Canadian television documentary film, directed by Drew Hayden Taylor and released in 2022.[1] The film explores the issue of people falsely claiming indigenous status despite a lack of any documentable First Nations, Métis or Inuit heritage, covering the issue from a variety of facets including the production of fake indigenous art and the efforts to track down a significant false claimant of indigenous identity who has resisted any efforts to confront him on it.[2]
| The Pretendians | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Drew Hayden Taylor Paul Kemp |
| Written by | Jonathan Baltrusaitis Paul Kemp Drew Hayden Taylor |
| Produced by | Paul Kemp |
| Starring | Drew Hayden Taylor |
| Cinematography | Sara Cornthwaite Tim Hutchinson A.J. Leitch |
| Edited by | Jonathan Baltrusaitis |
| Music by | Kevin Swartz |
Production company | Paul Kemp Productions |
| Distributed by | CBC Television |
Release date |
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Running time | 44 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film debuted on September 30, 2022, as an episode of The Passionate Eye.[2]
The film was a nominee for the Donald Brittain Award for best social or political television documentary at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.[3]
References
- Haley Lewis, "What are ‘pretendians’ and how are they causing ‘severe harm’ to Indigenous communities?". Global News, March 9, 2023.
- Blair Ingenthron, "CBC to Air THE PRETENDIANS This Week". Broadway World, September 25, 2022.
- Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.
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