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Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun
Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun is a 2023 Canadian documentary film, directed by Banchi Hanuse.[1] The film profiles Logan Red Crow, a young Siksika woman who is preparing to compete in the male-dominated Indian Relay horse race.[2] The film premiered on February 25, 2023 at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Montana,[3] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2023 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in April.[2] AwardsAt Big Sky, the film won the Big Sky Award for films honouring "the character, history, tradition and imagination of the American West".[4] It won five Leo Awards in 2023, for Best Feature Length Documentary (Carey Newman, Izzy Pullen, Mike Wavrecan), Best Screenwriting in a Feature Length Documentary (Hanuse, Tanya Maryniak), Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary (Luke Connor, Ben Giesbrecht), Best Picture Editing in a Feature Length Documentary (Maryniak) and Best Sound in a Feature Length Documentary (David Parfit, Brenda Sevilla, Ariana Brophy, Tyler Devon Gillis, Jayme Langen, Zak Cohen).[5] The film was named to the initial longlist for the 2023 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.[6] At the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, the film won the Cinema Indigenized award for Best Indigenous Feathre Fulm.[7] At the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival, it won the Audience Choice award for Generation Next.[8] Connor and Giesbrecht received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[9] References
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