Métis filmmaker Gail Maurice on how her heritage and upbringing shaped her journey to directing Blood Lines
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Johanna Schneller
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Profile of Métis filmmaker Gail Maurice, who discusses how her upbringing in the Métis community of Beauval, Saskatchewan — without a TV, running water, or hospitals — shaped her perspective and creative work. The article traces her journey from first encountering a film set in Vancouver in the 1980s to becoming a director, and explores how her Métis heritage and strong family ties deeply inform her filmmaking, including her project Blood Lines.
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Twitter / XMétis filmmaker Gail Maurice on how her heritage and upbringing shaped her journey to directing Blood Linestheglobeandmail.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledYou're making a movie? Can I be in it?
Growing up in the Métis community of Beauval, Sask. – 400 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon, population 700 – her family didn't own a TV.
She loved her life there, but there was no running water, no hospitals.
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