Along the Water's Edge

Along the Water’s Edge is a short lyrical film that addresses the water crises being faced by countless Indigenous communities across Canada. Set in the near future, the film explores the potential impacts these crises can have on Indigenous people's living in these communities should the issues continue to be ignored.

Official Selections:

- Award Winner - Best Cinematography - My Rode Reel Film competition (2019)

Finalist: Judges' Film (Best Short Film)

- Maoriland Film Festival (2020)

- McMinnville Short Film Festival (2020)

- California’s American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival (2020)

- Canadian Film Fest (2020)

- Skoden Indigenous Film Festival (2020)

- Dreamspeakers International Film Festival (2020)

- Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival (2020)

Writer/Director: Jonathan Elliott

Producers: Erica Orofino, Jonathan Elliott

1st AD: Victoria Anderson-Gardner

Gaffer: Michael Cao

Key Make-Up & Hair: Michael Elliott

Location Sound: Joseph Redbreast

BTS Video/B-Cam: Tom Scollard

Grip: Guillermo De La Rosa

PA: Gianfranc Pipitone

PA: Adil Ramchurn

Composer: Sutra

DOP/Editor: Jonathan Elliott

Voice Over: Nadia George

Cast

Nadia George

Terren Mooney

Austin Silversmith

Cheyenne May Williams

Krystal Riverz

Andrew Hill

Wesley Elliott

Produced with the generous support of Taking it Global.

The film was shot entirely on traditional Haudenosaunee territory, in and around the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario, Canada.