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May 9, 2019 · Director Miranda de Pencier and Inuk producer Alethea Araquq-Baril discuss the making of The Grizzlies, telling Indigenous stories, and why de Pencier wanted to tell this story.
The Grizzlies is a 2018 Canadian sports drama film, directed by Miranda de Pencier. Based on a true story, the film depicts a youth lacrosse team that was set up to help combat an onslaught of youth suicide in the community of Kugluktuk, Nunavut.
Apr 18, 2019 · In more ways than one, director Miranda de Pencier and Indigenous actors Paul Nutarariaq and Anna Lambe felt the weight of history and responsibility while making The Grizzlies (which opens in major Canadian cities on April 19 and expands to additional cities on April 26 and May 3).
Apr 5, 2021 · In our interview on Zoom last week, de Pencier said that, ‘interestingly enough,’ as a young person she knew more about Australian Aboriginal and Maori history, through film and literature, than Canadian Indigenous history.
February 18, 2021. Interview: Miranda De Pencier On Opening Up Opportunities With “The Grizzlies” On redefining her own goals with this moving sports drama set in the indigenous community of Kugluktuk. Originally published by MoveableFeast.com.
Apr 18, 2019 · The true story of a collection of desperate and near hopeless teens in Kugluktuk, Nunavut whose pent-up energy was channeled into lacrosse by a white teacher, it is vulnerable to criticisms of appropriation, with both a non-Indigenous director (Miranda de Pencier) and scriptwriter (Graham Yost, of Justifiedfame).
The Grizzlies. movie brings this powerful true story to the big screen, with moving performances from a cast of young Indigenous actors from across the Arctic region, many of whom had never been in front of a camera before. Speaking to NITV, the film's director, Toronto native. Miranda de Pencier.
