Caroline Monnet is that this 12 months’s recipient of the 2023 Merata Mita Fellowship. A press launch introduced that the Anishinaabe/French multidisciplinary artist from Outaouais, Quebec has been chosen for the annual Sundance Institute fellowship named in honor of late Māori filmmaker Merata Mita, which was “created for Indigenous women-identified artists poised to direct their first feature film.” Monnet’s work has been programmed in exhibitions and festivals corresponding to Sundance, TIFF, and Cannes, and in 2016 she was chosen for the Cinéfondation residency in Paris.
“After years of watching her work evolve across many mediums, selecting Caroline Monnet as this year’s Merata Mita Fellow not only made sense, but her oeuvre also echoed Merata’s own creative spirit of breaking the mold and demanding that the work of Indigenous artists be met on its own terms,” mentioned Adam Piron, Director, Sundance Institute Indigenous Program. “We’re beyond thrilled to be supporting Caroline in this next step in her creative journey and are elated to be a part of the creation of her film.”
Monnet added, “I’m honored to be named this 12 months’s Merata Mita’s fellow and to be following in the legacy of such proficient Indigenous girls which have completed groundbreaking work. This acknowledgement from the Sundance Institute comes at a pivotal time for me. This recognition will enable me to proceed on my cinematic journey and allow me to strengthen and additional outline my cinematic voice. This acknowledgment conjures up me to proceed to problem myself and to try for higher heights. I acknowledge that this may not be attainable with out the help of the indigenous filmmaking group and my group as a complete.
“Gush,” the function debut of final 12 months’s Merata Mita fellow, Fox Maxy, is at the moment screening at Sundance. The movie explores the affect of sexual violence.
Eleven Indigenous-made tasks from throughout the globe are premiering at this 12 months’s version of Sundance Film Festival, which kicked off January 19 and concludes January 29.
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