Movies by Michelle Latimer

Nuuca

Nuuca

In this evocative meditation, a disturbing link is made between the resource extraction industries’ exploitation of the land and violence inflicted on Indigenous women and girls. Or, as one young woman testifies, “Just as the land is being used, these women are being used.”

Choke

Choke

When Jimmy leaves his reservation for the lures of city life, he finds himself confronted with a future he could never have imagined.

Nimmikaage: She Dances for People

Nimmikaage: She Dances for People

Both a requiem for and an honoring of Canada's First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women, this short film deconstructs the layers of Canadian nationalism. In the process, it reverses the colonial lens by shifting the balance of power to reclaim the Canadian narrative, putting the enduring strength and resilience of Indigenous women at the forefront.