Neil Diamond Director/Writer The director of Reel Injun and one of Canada’s foremost Aboriginal filmmakers, Neil Diamond hails from the Cree community of Waskaganish, on the coast of James Bay. After following the trail of the Hollywood Indian from one end of the continent to the other to make Reel Injun, Neil was back on the road again in 2010 to appear with his film at festivals across North America and around the world. His recent credits also include The Last Explorer (2009), a feature-length docudrama for APTN retracing the steps of Diamond’s own great uncle, Aboriginal guide George Elson, on an ill-fated voyage into the heart of uncharted Labrador. An integral part of the Rezolution Pictures International creative team, Neil has directed two award-winning documentaries. One More River (2004), a behind-the-scenes look at the Quebec Cree’s decision to accept another hydro project on their land, was named Best Documentary at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québecois, while awards for Heavy Metal: A Mining Disaster in Northern Quebec (2004) included Top Prize and Audience Pick at Norway’s Riddu Riddu Festival. Neil also directed three seasons of DAB IYIYUU, the six-part series for APTN about Cree elders. His 2001 directorial debut, Cree Spoken Here, garnered the Telefilm/APTN award for Best Aboriginal Documentary. In 1993, Diamond co-founded The Nation, the first news magazine to serve the Cree of northern Quebec and Ontario. His columns “Rez Notes” and “The Last Line” offer edgy, irreverent perspectives on the Cree issues of the day. Neil is also an award-winning photographer whose work was used in the James Bay Cree's international campaign to stop the construction of more Hydro Quebec dams on their land. Top of Page

Tracey Deer Director/Writer Filmmaker Tracey Deer is a Mohawk filmmaker with multiple credits to her name, as a producer, writer and director. She currently resides in Kahnawake, her home reserve in Quebec. Tracey began her professional career with CanWest Broadcasting in Montreal, and later joined Rezolution Pictures to co-direct One More River: The Deal that Split the Cree, with Neil Diamond (Cree), which won the Best Documentary Award at the 2005 Rendez-vous du cinema québécois in Montreal and was nominated for Best Social/Political Documentary at the Geminis.  That same year, she next wrote, directed and filmed Mohawk Girls, a Rezolution/National Film Board of Canada co-production about the lives of three teenagers, and herself as a teen, growing up in Kahnawake. It won the Alanis Obomsawin Best Documentary Award at the 2005 imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival. Tracey formed Mohawk Princess Pictures in 2006, which produced her first short fiction called Escape Hatch, a dramedy about the romantic misadventures of a Mohawk woman on her quest for love. Her most recent Rezolution/NFB documentary, Club Native, focuses on the issues of community membership and blood quantum. It was an official selection of Hot Docs 2008, won the Colin Low Award for Best Canadian Documentary at DOXA/Documentary Film and Video Festival, and garnered yet more kudos at imagineNative, First Peoples’ Festival (Land InSights) and Weeneebeg Film Festival. Most recently, Club Native established Tracey as the first Mohawk woman to win a Gemini Award; it also received the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Canada Award for best Canadian multi-cultural program. In 2008, she teamed up with director Paul Rickard (Cree) of Mushkeg Media to co-write and co-direct a feature documentary for APTN about a grass roots Mohawk language immersion school in Akwesasne called Kanien’kehaka: Living the Language. In 2009, Tracey collaborated with Montreal writer Cynthia Knight on Crossing the Line, a live-action 3D short for Digital Nations, an NFB and Aboriginal Peoples Television Network joint project featuring Aboriginal talent at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Tracey and Cynthia also worked together in 2009 on the comedy television pilot Escape Hatch: a spin-off of her 2007 short, it is about four young Mohawk women at Kahnawake making their way in the 21st century and looking for relationships. In 2008, Playback Magazine declared Tracey to be one of the 25 rising stars in the Canadian entertainment industry. In 2009, she shared the Don Haig Award for overall career achievement as an emerging filmmaker. Top of Page

Jeff Dorn Director/Writer Jeff Dorn creates top quality films that evoke emotion and speak to the human condition. From drama to documentary, Dorn has accomplished thought provoking award winning films. Whether it be directing actors in tense dramatic scenes, or calling cameras in a fast paced live stage show, Jeff Dorn has the eye and passion to bring any production to life. His skills have generated numerous awards, accolades and the recognition keeps coming. Producer/Director Jeff Dorn is an Ojibway from Walpole Island First Nation. He began his Television career in Winnipeg, Manitoba as a News Photographer Editor. Mr. Dorn later became a producer for a number of Native Communications Societies. The stories he told are global, broadcast on many Networks. In 1998 he became a CBC producer earning critical acclaim for his powerful story telling that is only matched by his visual mastery as stated by critics about his work: This film is nearly perfect of its kind; the cinematic equivalent of a great, contemporary short poem. It's heartfelt, urgent, elegiac, hopeful. It is economical (not a frame wasted). During Jeff’s time with CBC he directed award winning dramas and live television programs. Mr. Dorn has now broadened his horizons by entering the Freelance market as both a director and producer where he continues building upon his award wining talents. Top of Page

Anne-Marie Belhadj Assistant Producer With her keen interest for arts and culture, production was a natural choice for Anne‑Marie Belhadj. Always eager for new things, her meeting with Linda Ludwick allowed her to put her strong administrative skills to the service of innovative projects. As an assistant producer, she uses her skills and subtlety to contribute, step by step, to the successful realization of concepts, documentaries and hard‑hitting productions that are sure to make their marks in collective psyche. Top of Page

Jacob Kent Technical Coordinator Jacob Kent is a competent employee, with an avid interest in Final Cut Pro. Some would go so far as to say efficient, but not Jake, as he takes issue with the term. Read his rants about the cult of efficiency on his site Lazy Something Productions Top of Page

Jeremiah Hayes Editor/Director Jeremiah Hayes is an award-winning documentary editor, and director with a keen sense of storytelling. His most recent credits with Rezolution include editing and co-directing Reel Injun, which Box Office Magazine gave four stars and hailed as “a fascinating introduction to a corner of film history that has gotten too little attention.” For the past 20 years, Jeremiah has brought his talent for finding hidden layers of sub-text and meaning to the editing of over 30 projects, (including one hour and 90 minute high-end documentaries, docudramas, shorts, television series, and series research and development). He is known for having a compassionate eye, and a style that pushes the boundaries of conventional film making. Committed to films of social relevance, he has garnered numerous awards and accolades for his work. Top of Page

Tony Manolikakis Post Production Supervisor Tony Manolikakis is a Montreal filmmaker, editor and post-production supervisor. Having spent years developing technology that is used in post-production and broadcasting environments all over the world, he brings a keen understanding of the high tech toolset to post-production. As an editor Tony has worked on films, music video, documentaries and training videos. His short film premiered in New York City at the NewFilmmakers Series. Visit his Web Site at Rev13Films Top of Page