Dance Me Outside
The murder of a young woman and subsequent light sentence for her killer send shockwaves through the Kidabanesee reserve in Northern Ontario. Best friends Silas (Black) and Frank (Beach), castoffs looking for a direction in life, team up with their recently paroled friend Gooch (Greyeyes) to seek justice the old fashioned way.
Winner of two Genie Awards, this film was groundbreaking as one of the first films to feature a predominantly Indigenous cast, and helped to launch the careers of some of Canada’s most celebrated actors including Adam Beach, Michael Greyeyes, and Jennifer and Tamara Podemski.
Director
Bruce McDonald
McDonald directed the cult hits Highway 61, Roadkill, Hard Core Logo, The Tracey Fragments, starring Elliot Page and Pontypool, the award-winning series Twitch City, and episodes of Degrassi and Heartland. He has also directed the features Trigger, The Husband, Hellions, Weirdos, and Dreamland, and episodes of Creeped Out and Malory Towers.
Writers
Bruce McDonald, John Frizzell, Don McKellar
Cast
Jennifer Podemski (Anishinaabe), Adam Beach (Anishinaabe), Ryan Rajendra Black (Anishinaabe/Ojibwe)
Producers
Bruce McDonald, Brian Dennis
Genre
Drama
Interest
BIPOC Stories
Original Language
English