Award-winning Cree filmmaker Jules Arita Koostachin is the writer-director of Angela’s Shadow, which is now playing in theaters across Canada after a successful festival run; it opens in Toronto starting July 25. Koostachin is a multi-faceted artist, writer-director, actor and academic who was named alongside her son Asivak and the film’s composer Justin Delorme as one of Variety’s 10 Canadians to watch in 2023. Her credits include her award-winning documentary WaaPaKe (Tomorrow), which took home Best BC Film at VIFF and is now available to view on the NFB website, and her latest TELUS originals doc feature NiiMisSak: Sisters In Film, which also launched online and in theatres in Canada this summer. She is the voice of Layla on PBS Kids/CBC Kids animated series Molly of Denali and is the writer-director of numerous films in both documentary and narrative spaces. Koostachin is dedicated to creating opportunities for Indigenous peoples, marginalized women and gender diverse folks who are interested in a career in film and television.
