Falls Around Her

Director Darlene Naponse (Anishinaabe)
Year 2018
Run Time 100min
Genre Drama

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