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Johnny Tootall is a 2005 television film written and directed by Shirley Cheechoo.[1] The film stars Adam Beach as the titular Johnny Tootall, a young First Nations man who joins the Canadian army to fight in the Bosnian War, in a bid to avoid the responsibility of taking on the role of hereditary chief of his community.[1]
The film was shot around Vancouver Island, British Columbia with the Ahousaht Nations people.[2]
It won "Best Film" honors at the 2005 American Indian Film Festival.[3]
Cast
- Adam Beach as Johnny Tootall
- Nathaniel Arcand as RT
- Alex Rice as Serena
- Sheila Tousey as Agnes (as Sheila May Tousey)
- Ben Cotton as Henry
- Miranda Frigon as Luke
- Shawn Reis as Lloyd
- Randi Knighton as Tiffany
- Jazmine Charleson as Dancer 1
- Shyanne Samuel as Dancer 2
- Kathleen Ambrose as Dancer 3
- Francine Charleson as Dancer 4
References
- ^ a b Laura Stevens, "Johnny Tootall to receive wider audience". Ontario Birchbark, Vol. 5 No. 6 (2006).
- ^ Peter Rusland, "Native flick filming at the Bay". Cowichan News Leader, September 15, 2004.
- ^ "SF Chronicle: ‘Johnny Tootall,’ ‘Trudell,’ ‘Hank Williams First Nation’ take Indian festival awards". IndieWire, November 19, 2005.
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