Michelle Derosier
Production
Biography
Michelle Derosier (of the Anishinaabe tribe) is the co-owner of Thunderstone Pictures Inc. in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. She co-founded the Biindigaate Indigenous Film Festival and served as its festival director. She is an award-winning filmmaker from Migisi Sahgaigan (Eagle Lake First Nation) in Northwestern Ontario and is a mother of three beautiful daughters and grandmother of three. Currently, Derosier is in development on her first feature-length film, Angelique’s Isle.
Known For
Angelique's Isle is the true story of a harrowing tale of perseverance and survival that unfolds during the great copper rush of 1845, when newlyweds ANGELIQUE, a young Ojibway and CHARLIE, her voyageur husband, are left stranded and forced to survive a brutal and harsh winter on their own in the wilderness.
Abandoned: Angelique's Isle
Shane, a gay Anishnabe teenager in Northern Ontario, is struggling to support his family in the aftermath of his sister's suicide. If he fails, he will be forced to choose between his family's home and his own future.
Fire Song
A Boy and his Loss is the story of a boy who was so utterly consumed by grief, that he almost ran out of life.
A Boy and His Loss
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Braided Together
As the balance of the world turns upside down for the Anishinabek people, the elder Naamowin builds a healing drum to save his grandson and his people
The Grandfather Drum
Examines racism and discrimination in Thunder Bay from a youth perspective.
Coming Together To Talk
Audrey's' Story is the story of a young Indigenous woman who was found deceased in northwest Ontario in 1972. At the time, the Ontario Provincial police deemed the death an accident - stating that she had fallen out of a car. For forty-seven years, Audrey's family wondered about the circumstances of her death and about the rigor of the investigation. After the family accessed services of the Ontario Family Information Liaison Unit, the cause of Audrey's death was subsequently reclassified to 'undetermined' by the Chief Coroner of Ontario and the investigation was reopened. This story honors Audrey Anderson's life and highlights how the justice system needs to change to effectively support and respectfully engage with Indigenous families in tragic circumstances.