Falls Around Her
When a world-famous Anishinaabe musician (Cardinal) returns home in search of peace and quiet, she finds that her international fame allows her no time to relax. As she tries to combat a constant series of requests for her time, she also begins to fear that she is being trailed by an unwanted pursuer. With her sister’s guidance, she manages to find happiness through her family, old friends and some unexpected new romance.
Falls Around Her was the opening gala film at the 2018 imagineNATIVE festival where it won the Audience Choice Award.
“Tantoo Cardinal is enthralling” - Samantha Edwards, NOW Magazine
Director
Darlene Naponse (Anishinaabe)
Writer
Darlene Naponse (Anishinaabe)
Cast
Tantoo Cardinal (Cree/Métis), Tina Keeper (Cree), Gail Maurice (Cree/Métis)
Producers
Darlene Naponse (Anishinaabe), Jamie Manning, Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss
Genre
Drama
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English