About Us

  Tanya Brunel, a Métis filmmaker from the Red River region in Manitoba, has been shaping narratives in motion pictures, television, and digital media with a dedicated focus on Indigenous stories since 2001. Beginning her career as a Production Manager and Line Producer for several documentary series, Tanya made her mark in 2005 with her debut as a producer on the dramatic feature film "Mr. Soul," centered around a serial killer targeting Native women. 

Her portfolio includes producing four seasons of the acclaimed youth series "Cool Jobs," and recent standout projects like the award-winning films "Juliana & The Medicine Fish" and "The Corruption of Divine Providence," along with feature documentaries such as "The Cover Up" and "Coming Home." Tanya's work extends to "Little Bird," a six-part limited drama series for Crave and APTN Lumi, internationally distributed by Fremantle. "Little Bird" premiered at Series Mania in France, where it garnered the Audience Choice award and received 19 Canadian Screen Awards nominations.

Recently wrapping production on "Many Wounds," inspired by the New Zealand film "Once Were Warriors," Tanya collaborates with talents like Sera-Lys McArthur, Alex Meraz, and Kiowa Gordon. Her professional journey includes participation in programs like Trans-Atlantic Partners, Producers Without Borders, Banff Diversity of Voices Initiative, and Banff Spark Accelerator for Women in the Business of Media. Recognized for her achievements, Tanya Brunel was nominated for the Canadian Media Producers Association Established Producer Indiescreen Award in both 2020 and 2023.

Jeremy/Waabishki Makwa, an Ojibwe from Wabigoon Lake Indian Reserve #27 near Dryden, Ontario, is a pipe carrier, traditional drummer, and practitioner of Ojibwe ceremonies. With a career spanning three decades, he fulfills his ancestral calling as an aadizookewinini (storyteller) through film and television. As a multi-award-winning writer, director, and producer, Jeremy focuses on thought-provoking, predominantly spiritual narratives for mainstream audiences, aiming to elevate human consciousness.

Jeremy's exploration of the human condition has taken him globally, including to countries such as Iraq, Jordan, New Zealand, and South Africa, among others. He is also an accomplished documentary filmmaker, often filming in challenging international environments, sometimes even from airborne helicopters, equipped with his own Red Digital Cinema 8K packages and Avid editing skills honed over two decades.

Active in industry associations, Jeremy contributes to various committees within the CMPA and the Director’s Guild Of Canada, recently joining the CSC to advocate for BIPOC representation in the camera department as its first Indigenous member. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Treaty One territory, Jeremy lives with his wife Tanya and their four children, engaging in coaching sports and pursuing his dream of establishing a collaborative land-based facility for storytellers of all backgrounds.