Loretta Todd facts for kids

Loretta Sarah Todd is an amazing Indigenous filmmaker from Canada. She makes documentary films that tell important stories. Her films have been shown at big film festivals around the world, like the Sundance Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). They have even been shown at the Museum of Modern Art!

Loretta Todd is Cree/Metis, and her work often focuses on Indigenous media and culture. She uses film to share unique perspectives and stories.

What Films Has Loretta Todd Made?

Loretta Todd has directed and produced many films and TV shows. Here are some of her well-known works:

• Halfway House
• Breaking Camp
• Robes of Power
• Blue Neon
• The Storyteller in the City
• Day Glo Wrestler
• Eagle Run
• The Healing Circle
• Taking Care of Our Own
• The Learning Path
• Hands of History
• Voice-Life
• No More Secrets
• Through the Lens: an Alternative Look at Filmmaking (1996)
• Forgotten Warriors (1997)
• Today is a Good Day (1999)
• Kainayssini Imanistaisiwa: The People Go On (2003)
• Tansi! Nehiyawetan (2011)
• Skye & Chang pilot (2014)
• Coyote’s Crazy Smart Science Show (2017)
• Fierce Girls (2018)
• Monkey Beach (2020)

Awards and Recognitions

Loretta Todd has received many awards for her filmmaking. These awards show how much her work is appreciated and how important her stories are.

• She was a Rockefeller Fellow.
• She received the ImagineNATIVE Lifetime Achievement Award.
• She won the Taos Mountain Award for Lifetime Achievement.
• She was part of the Sundance Scriptwriters Lab.
• For her film The Learning Path, she won:
  • The Silver Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival.
  • The New Visionary Award at the Two Rivers Film Festival.
  • The Blue Ribbon at the American Film and Video Festival.
• Her film Forgotten Warriors was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Short Documentary.
• Skye & Chang won Best Live Short: Subject at the American Indian Film Festival in 2013.
• In 2018, she won the Innovation Award at the Women in Film & Television Vancouver’s Spotlight Awards.
• Her film Today is a Good Day: Remembering Chief Dan George won Best Documentary Film at the American Indian Film Festival.
• Forgotten Warriors also won Best Documentary Film at the American Indian Film Festival.
• Forgotten Warriors won Best History Documentary at HotDocs.