This short-film double-bill features the captivating and intimate work of up-and-coming Cree director Alexandra Lazarowich. Alexandra’s latest short film Lake premiered at Hot Docs 2019, as part of the 5 Minute Feminist Film Program. Her most recent documentary, the exhilarating Fast Horse premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and won the Special Jury Award for Directing—officially confirming her as a filmmaker to watch in the future of Alberta film and beyond.
Fast Horse | 2018 | 14 min
The Blackfoot bareback horse-racing tradition returns in the astonishingly dangerous Indian Relay. Siksika horseman Allison Red Crow struggles with secondhand horses and a new jockey on his way to challenging the best riders in the Blackfoot Confederacy.
Lake | 2019 | 5 min
Cree director Alexandra Lazarowich riffs off classic verité cinema to craft a contemporary portrait of Métis women net fishing in Northern Alberta.
Spotlight on Alberta is supported by Calgary Economic Development Film Commission, Edmonton Screen Industries Office, and the Government of Alberta, in partnership with DOC Alberta.
