Inconvenient Indian

Directed by Michelle Latimer

Canada, 2020 (fiction, 89 minutes, colour, Anishinaabemowin / Cree / English / Inuktitut)

Also known as "L'Indien malcommode"

Image: © National Film Board of Canada

Film Description:
"In this time of radical change and essential re-examination, Michelle Latimer's urgent documentary Inconvenient Indian brings to life Thomas King's brilliant dismantling of North America's colonial narrative, reframing this history with the powerful voices of those continuing the tradition of Indigenous resistance."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by:	Michelle Latimer
Based on:	The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America, a book by Thomas King
Produced by:	Stuart Henderson, Justine Pimlott, Jesse Wente, Gordon Henderson, Anita Lee
Narrator:	Thomas King
Participants:	Thomas King, Gail Maurice, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Steven Lonsdale, Nyla Innuksuk, A Tribe Called Red, Skawennati, Jason Edward Lewis, Kent Monkman, Carman Tozer, Christi Belcourt
Cinematography:	Chris Romeike
Film Editing:	Katie Chipperfield
Music:	Brennan Mercer
Production Company:	90th Parallel Film and Television Productions, National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada

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Awards won by Inconvenient Indian

Directors Guild of Canada Award: Allan King Award for Excellence in Documentary -- awarded to Michelle Latimer
Toronto International Film Festival: Best Canadian Feature Film -- awarded to Michelle Latimer
Toronto International Film Festival: People's Choice Documentary Award -- awarded to Michelle Latimer

Notes about Inconvenient Indian

Shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2020.

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Quote by the Director

"I want the film [Inconvenient Indian] to be a provocation. I don't want people to walk away saying, 'oh, I feel so much better and educated.' It shouldn't be a feel-good, pat yourself on the back film because you saw something that was healthy food. I hope it unsettles audiences. I hope it asks audiences to look at their conscious and unconscious biases."
-- Michelle Latimer (source)

Bibliography for Inconvenient Indian

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

Commanda, Erica. "Interview with filmmaker Michelle Latimer on The Inconvenient Indian: The Documentary." Interview with Michelle Latimer. Muskrat Magazine, September 10, 2020.
Hertz, Barry. "Meet Michelle Latimer, TIFF's breakout voice." Interview with Michelle Latimer. Globe and Mail, September 12, 2020.
Hertz, Barry. "Perhaps convenient timing for a controversial, essential film." Globe and Mail, April 8, 2022.
Howell, Peter. "Aiming to provoke, not just educate; 'Inconvenient Indian' doc looks at the exploitation of Indigenous people." Interview with Michelle Latimer. Toronto Star, September 7, 2020.
Monkman, Lenard. "NFB pulls Michelle Latimer's documentary Inconvenient Indian from Sundance festival: National Film Board withdrawing film from active distribution after consultations." CBC, December 22, 2020.
Townsend, Kelly. "APTN to broadcast documentary Inconvenient Indian: The decision came from consultations between the film's participants and the producers, including the National Film Board, 90th Parallel Productions and Jesse Wente." Playback, March 21, 2022.

Web Sites about Inconvenient Indian

National Film Board of Canada. "NFB -- Inconvenient Indian." National Film Board of Canada. http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=66014.
Office national du film du Canada. "ONF -- L'Indien malcommode." Office national du film du Canada. http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/fr/notre-collection/?idfilm=72343. [in French]