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Tracey Penelope Tekahentakwa Deer (born February 28, 1978, Mohawk) is a screenwriter, film director and newspaper publisher based in Kahnawake, Quebec. Deer has written and directed several award-winning documentaries for Rezolution Pictures, an Aboriginal-run film and television production company.
Born and raised in the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, Tracey Deer is an award-winning director, showrunner and producer of popular hit TV series "Mohawk Girls".
Tracey Deer. Producer: Mohawk Girls. Mohawk filmmaker Tracey Deer's debut feature Beans, a coming-of-age story about a young Mohawk girl's experiences during the Oka Crisis, screened at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to critical acclaim.
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May 13, 2021 · Tracey Deer was 12 when she witnessed the 1990 standoff between indigenous people and Canadian forces in Oka, Quebec. She shares how she overcame trauma and made a film about the crisis from a child's perspective.
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Nov 7, 2021 · Deer, an Indigenous Canadian filmmaker, was only 12 on Aug. 28, 1990, when a white mob hurled stones and racial insults at vehicles filled with Mohawk women, children and the...
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Born and raised in the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, Tracey Deer is an award-winning Indigenous director, producer, writer, mentor, speaker, and leader. A graduate of Dartmouth College’s Film Studies program, Tracey is a visual storyteller who wants to have a positive impact on the world.
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Jul 27, 2021 · Mohawk director Tracey Deer’s new film Beans tells the story of a 12-year-old girl growing up during the Oka Crisis. In an interview with CBC News, Deer recalls her own experiences as...
