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'''Kelvin Redvers''' is an award-winning writer, producer and film director who belongs to the [[Deniniu K’ue]] [[First Nations|First Nation]].<ref name=":9">{{Cite news|url=http://www.straight.com/life/864686/difference-makers-kelvin-redvers-prevents-suicide-indigenous-communities-sharing|title=Difference Makers: Kelvin Redvers prevents suicide in indigenous communities by sharing messages of hope|date=2017-02-03|work=Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly|access-date=2017-03-30|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2757578/|title=Kelvin Redvers|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-03-23}}</ref>
'''Kelvin Redvers''' is a producer and film director who belongs to the [[Deninu Kųę́ First Nation|Deninu Kųę́]] [[First Nations in Canada|First Nation]].<ref name=":9">{{Cite news|url=https://www.straight.com/life/864686/difference-makers-kelvin-redvers-prevents-suicide-indigenous-communities-sharing|title=Difference Makers: Kelvin Redvers prevents suicide in indigenous communities by sharing messages of hope|date=2017-02-03|work=Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly|access-date=2017-03-30|language=en}}</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Kelvin Redvers grew up in [[Hay River, Northwest Territories|Hay River]], [[Northwest Territories]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://bc.ctvnews.ca/kelvin-redvers-1.803195|title=Kelvin Redvers|work=British Columbia|access-date=2017-03-30|language=en-CA}}</ref> He majored in film production and graduated in June 2010 with a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts|Batchelor of Fine Arts]] from [[Simon Fraser University|Simon Frasier University]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], where he gained the proficiency for writing and directing his first short films ''Playing Cards'' (2007) and ''[[The Night the Robber Came]]'' (2009).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfu.ca/olc/blog/indigenous-career-journey-stories/indigenous-story-kelvin-redvers-award-winning-aboriginal-film|title=Kelvin Redvers; Award-Winning Aboriginal Filmmaker and Television Producer {{!}} SFU OLC|website=www.sfu.ca|language=en|access-date=2017-03-30}}</ref> His work is situated between both [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Aboriginal]] and non-Aboriginal topics, however, his complete filmography exposes Redvers passion for representing the [[First Nations]] community and aboriginal current affairs.<ref name=":2" /> Taken from the [[Simon Fraser University|Simon Frasier University]] website, Redvers says "Obviously for being a filmmaker, understanding the tools and equipment needed for a film shoot is important, but my goal is to be a storyteller, so I was taking acting classes, or [[English language|English]] classes, or even business classes; these classes really broadened my perspective of the world, and I believe that is what helped me to become a more effective storyteller".<ref name=":4" />
Kelvin Redvers grew up in [[Hay River, Northwest Territories|Hay River]], [[Northwest Territories]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://bc.ctvnews.ca/kelvin-redvers-1.803195|title=Kelvin Redvers|work=British Columbia|access-date=2017-03-30|language=en-CA}}</ref> He majored in film production and graduated in June 2010 with a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] from [[Simon Fraser University]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], where he gained the proficiency for writing and directing his first short films ''Playing Cards'' (2007) and ''[[The Night the Robber Came]]'' (2009).<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfu.ca/olc/blog/indigenous-career-journey-stories/indigenous-story-kelvin-redvers-award-winning-aboriginal-film|title=Kelvin Redvers; Award-Winning Aboriginal Filmmaker and Television Producer {{!}} SFU OLC|website=www.sfu.ca|language=en|access-date=2017-03-30}}</ref> His work covers both [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Aboriginal]] and non-Aboriginal topics as well as [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] community and aboriginal current affairs.<ref name=":2" />


Redvers received his first nationwide [[Bravo (Canada)|Bravo! Canada]] broadcast credit at the age of 21, for ''[[The Making of a Haida Totem Pole]]''.<ref name=":2" /> Redvers' documentary television series for [[Knowledge Network]] titled ''[[Our First Voices]]'' (2012) proved Redvers as a successful up-and-coming filmmaker.<ref name=":2" /> Because of the success of ''[[Our First Voices]],'' Redvers, at the age of 23, was hired in September 2010 by [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] as a producer of [[CTV BC|CTV-BC]]'s ''First Story,'' a [[Vancouver]]-based television series and production company that detail [[Canadians|Canadian]] Aboriginal concerns.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemapolitica.org/artists/redvers-kelvin|title=Kelvin Redvers|website=cinema politica|language=en|access-date=2017-03-30}}</ref> Over the course of three seasons, as of 2014, Redvers had produced twelve episodes for ''First Story''.<ref name=":4" />
Redvers received his first nationwide [[Bravo (Canada)|Bravo! Canada]] broadcast credit at the age of 21, for ''[[The Making of a Haida Totem Pole]]''.<ref name=":2" /> Redvers' documentary television series for [[Knowledge Network]] titled ''[[Our First Voices]]'' (2012) proved Redvers as an up-and-coming filmmaker.<ref name=":2" /> Because of the success of ''[[Our First Voices]],'' Redvers, at the age of 23, was hired in September 2010 by [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] as a producer of [[CTV BC|CTV-BC]]'s ''First Story,'' a [[Vancouver]]-based television series and production company that detail [[Canadians|Canadian]] Aboriginal concerns.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemapolitica.org/artists/redvers-kelvin|title=Kelvin Redvers|website=cinema politica|language=en|access-date=2017-03-30}}</ref> Over the course of three seasons, as of 2014, Redvers had produced twelve episodes for ''First Story''.<ref name=":4" />


=== [[Toronto International Film Festival]] ===
=== [[Toronto International Film Festival]] ===
In May 2011, Redvers applied for a film grant through [[BravoFACT]] (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent).<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.hayriverhub.com/2012/08/kelvin-redvers-latest-film-will-screen-at-toronto-international-film-festival/|title=Kelvin Redvers’ latest film will screen at Toronto International Film Festival|date=2012-08-22|work=The Hub|access-date=2017-03-29|language=en-US}}</ref> The funding that he received through [[BravoFACT]] allowed Redvers the opportunity to make the seven-minute short film ''The Dancing Cop,'' his most successful film to date.<ref name=":1" /> In September 2012, ''The Dancing Cop'' premiered in the Short Cuts section at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] and at the [[Oldenburg]] Film Festival in [[Germany]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://norj.ca/2012/09/tiff-debuts-a-dream-come-true-for-nwt-films/|title=TIFF debuts a ‘dream come true’ for NWT films – Northern Journal|website=norj.ca|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-29}}</ref> ''The Dancing Cop'' is a musical which uses [[satire]] and tongue-and-cheek humour to detail the heavy-handed struggles of [[racial profiling]] between [[First Nations]] and the police; the music and lyrics for the film were written by two of the filmmakers' close friends.<ref name=":1" /> According to Redvers, "I don’t think [the premiere] could have went better”.<ref name=":5" />
In May 2011, Redvers applied for a film grant through [[BravoFACT]] (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent).<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.hayriverhub.com/2012/08/kelvin-redvers-latest-film-will-screen-at-toronto-international-film-festival/|title=Kelvin Redvers' latest film will screen at Toronto International Film Festival|date=2012-08-22|work=The Hub|access-date=2017-03-29|language=en-US}}</ref> The funding that he received through [[BravoFACT]] allowed Redvers the opportunity to make the seven-minute short film ''The Dancing Cop''.<ref name=":1" /> In September 2012, ''The Dancing Cop'' premiered in the Short Cuts section at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] and at the [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] Film Festival in [[Germany]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://norj.ca/2012/09/tiff-debuts-a-dream-come-true-for-nwt-films/|title=TIFF debuts a 'dream come true' for NWT films – Northern Journal|website=norj.ca|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-29}}</ref>


== 'We Matter' Campaign (2016-present) ==
Redvers kickstarted his career at the age of fifteen, and 2012 is marked as the ten-year anniversary of Redvers' video production company [[Crosscurrent Productions]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> He is currently working on his first feature-length film while working at production company [[Great Pacific Media]].<ref name=":6" />
In October 2016, Kelvin Redvers and his sister T'áncháy Redvers launched 'We Matter', a national online campaign designed to bring awareness to the struggles of [[Indigenous peoples|Indigenous]] youth across [[Canada]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=http://iamstronger.ca/pages/sasksf17-keynote-kelvin-redvers|title=SASKSF17 Keynote Kelvin Redvers|last=Stronger|first=I Am|website=iamstronger.ca|language=en|access-date=2017-03-30}}</ref> It is modelled after [[Dan Savage]]'s '[[It Gets Better Project|It Gets Better]]' campaign and collects videos and writings from each Indigenous community across [[Canada]] with the aim of reducing the number of indigenous teen suicides, while also providing them with mental health resources.<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/we-matter-campaign-indigenous-suicide-1.3812037|title='We Matter' campaign speaks directly to Indigenous youth contemplating suicide|work=CBC News|access-date=2017-03-30|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":9" /> Redvers mails the We Matter videos on USB drives to Indigenous communities across Canada who do not have internet access.<ref name=":8" />


==High Arctic Haulers==
== '[[We Matter]]' Campaign (2016-present) ==
[[File:Sedna Desgagmes 03.jpg| thumb | The ''[[Sedna Desgagnes]]'' was one of sealift vessels where Redver's film crews were embedded for the filming of High Arctic Haulers.]]
In October 2016, Kelvin Redvers and his sister [[Tunchai Redvers]] launched '[[We Matter]]', a national online campaign designed to bring awareness to the struggles of [[Indigenous peoples|Indigenous]] youth across [[Canada]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=http://iamstronger.ca/pages/sasksf17-keynote-kelvin-redvers|title=SASKSF17 Keynote Kelvin Redvers|last=Stronger|first=I Am|website=iamstronger.ca|language=en|access-date=2017-03-30}}</ref> The campaign works through videos and passages on the [[We Matter]] website, and videos of Indigenous peoples who wish to share their struggles, in order to support and encourage others.<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/we-matter-campaign-indigenous-suicide-1.3812037|title='We Matter' campaign speaks directly to Indigenous youth contemplating suicide|work=CBC News|access-date=2017-03-30|language=en}}</ref> Modelled after [[Dan Savage]]'s '[[It Gets Better Project|It Gets Bette]]<nowiki/>r' campaign which is an online video series designed to bring awareness to troubled [[LGBT|LGBTQ]] teens, 'We Matter' strives to gather videos from each Indigenous community across [[Canada]] with the aim of reducing the number of indigenous teen suicides, while also providing them with mental health resources.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" /> With help from the [[Urban Native Youth Association]], [[Aboriginal Friendship Centre]], and [[Van Tech Secondary]], as well as Indigenous celebrities such as musical group [[A Tribe Called Quest]] and activist [[Cindy Blackstock]], Kelvin and Tunchai Revers were able to facilitate the [[We Matter]] campaign to a larger stretch of [[Canadians|Canadian]] Indigenous communities.<ref name=":9" />


Redvers is the series creator for the documentary series ''[[High Arctic Haulers]]'', and directed several of its segments.<ref name=nunavutnews2020-01-05/> The series follows the hard and challenging work of the men and women behind the annual sealift that brings almost all of the supplies to the many Northern communities not served by roads. Redvers told ''[[Nunavut News]]'' that he first conceived the idea for the show in 2015, and that part of his motivation was dissatisfaction with how the North was portrayed by film-makers from the south.
Redvers believes that the first step to positive action and awareness is through compassion when he says “We have to find that balance of respect.  And I think if all of us can do that we will truly change our schools, we will change our countries and we will change the world”.<ref name=":7" /> For those Indigenous communities across [[Canada]] who have poor internet service, Redvers intends on mailing the [[We Matter]] videos on USB drives.<ref name=":8" />

Redvers said this was his largest production so far, and that he was managing multiple crews aboard multiple vessels.<ref name=nunavutnews2020-01-05/> Redvers said that he had included profiles of First Nations youth taking leadership roles.


== Film Awards and Recognition ==
== Film Awards and Recognition ==
At the age of sixteen, Redvers won the [[Golden Starfish]] award for "Best Young Videomaker" for his film ''Sheep,'' from the [[Hamptons International Film Festival]] in [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|NY]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://movingimages.ca/store/filmmakers.php?fmk=97|title=Moving Images Distribution: Kelvin Redvers|website=movingimages.ca|language=en_CA|access-date=2017-03-30}}</ref>''.''
* Golden Starfish award for "Best Young Videomaker" at the [[Hamptons International Film Festival]] (won)<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://movingimages.ca/store/filmmakers.php?fmk=97|title=Moving Images Distribution: Kelvin Redvers|website=movingimages.ca|language=en-CA|access-date=2017-03-30}}</ref>
* Rising Star Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the [[Canada International Film Festival]] (won)<ref name=":3" />

During his time at [[Simon Fraser University|SFU]], Redvers' short films were celebrated at film festivals around the globe, including cities such as [[Winnipeg]], [[Florida]], [[California]] and [[Austria]], winning titles such as the "Rising Star Award for Excellence in Filmmaking" at the [[Canada International Film Festival]] and "Best Film in the Drama Category" at the [[Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival|International Student Film Festiva]]<nowiki/>l.<ref name=":3" /> Redvers was awarded the esteemed [[Gordon Shrum]] Gold Medal at the age of 23, upon graduating [[Simon Fraser University|SFU]] in 2010.<ref name=":2" />
* Best Film in the Drama Category at the [[Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival|International Student Film Festival]] (won)<ref name=":3" />
* [[Gordon Shrum]] Gold Medal (2010, won)<ref name=":2" />

* [[Jack Webster Award]] (2011, won for ''Black Blood—Tainted Land, Dying Caribou'')<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6" />
Airing in 2011, Redvers' first directed/produced episode 'Black Blood—Tainted Land, Dying Caribou' for [[CIVT-DT|CTV-BC]]'s ''First Story'' won the renowned [[Jack Webster (journalist)|Jack Webster Award]], what [[Cinema Politica]] calls "the 'Oscar' of BC Journalism", for the categories of Science, Technology, Environment and Health.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":4" /> Redvers won an additional [[Jack Webster Award]] the following year for his ''First Story'' episode "A Home for Edgar', as well as an [[Radio Television Digital News Association|RTDNA]] [[Trina McQueen|Trina McQueen Award]] from the [[Association of Electronic Journalists]] for his 'Death of a Carver'.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":2" />
* Jack Webster Award (2012, won for ''First Story,'' episode "A Home for Edgar')<ref name=":4" />
* [[Radio Television Digital News Association|RTDNA]] Trina McQueen Award from the [[Association of Electronic Journalists]] (2012, won for Death of a Carver)<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":2" />


== Filmography ==
== Film and Television Contributions<ref name=":0" /> ==
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|''[[Cold Road]]''
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== References ==
==References==
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| title = Nunavut sealift documentary series begins Sunday
| work = [[Nunavut News]]
| author = Paul Bickford
| date = 2020-01-05
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| quote = {{'}}A lot of the stories that I directed for High Arctic Haulers, stories I researched and got on the show, are about Indigenous young people doing exciting things,{{'}} he said, noting one of his favourite stories is about a 13-year-old Inuit boy who’s revitalizing dog sledding in the community of Naujaat (formerly Repulse Bay).
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://wemattercampaign.org/about/ 'We Matter' campaign website]
* Simon Fraser University Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sfupamr/
* 'We Matter' campaign website: https://wemattercampaign.org/about/


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Latest revision as of 07:33, 22 June 2024

Kelvin Redvers in 2007

Kelvin Redvers is a producer and film director who belongs to the Deninu Kųę́ First Nation.[1]

Biography

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Kelvin Redvers grew up in Hay River, Northwest Territories.[2] He majored in film production and graduated in June 2010 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he gained the proficiency for writing and directing his first short films Playing Cards (2007) and The Night the Robber Came (2009).[2][3] His work covers both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal topics as well as First Nations community and aboriginal current affairs.[2]

Redvers received his first nationwide Bravo! Canada broadcast credit at the age of 21, for The Making of a Haida Totem Pole.[2] Redvers' documentary television series for Knowledge Network titled Our First Voices (2012) proved Redvers as an up-and-coming filmmaker.[2] Because of the success of Our First Voices, Redvers, at the age of 23, was hired in September 2010 by CTV as a producer of CTV-BC's First Story, a Vancouver-based television series and production company that detail Canadian Aboriginal concerns.[3][4] Over the course of three seasons, as of 2014, Redvers had produced twelve episodes for First Story.[3]

In May 2011, Redvers applied for a film grant through BravoFACT (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent).[5] The funding that he received through BravoFACT allowed Redvers the opportunity to make the seven-minute short film The Dancing Cop.[5] In September 2012, The Dancing Cop premiered in the Short Cuts section at the Toronto International Film Festival and at the Oldenburg Film Festival in Germany.[5][6]

'We Matter' Campaign (2016-present)

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In October 2016, Kelvin Redvers and his sister T'áncháy Redvers launched 'We Matter', a national online campaign designed to bring awareness to the struggles of Indigenous youth across Canada.[7] It is modelled after Dan Savage's 'It Gets Better' campaign and collects videos and writings from each Indigenous community across Canada with the aim of reducing the number of indigenous teen suicides, while also providing them with mental health resources.[8][1] Redvers mails the We Matter videos on USB drives to Indigenous communities across Canada who do not have internet access.[8]

High Arctic Haulers

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The Sedna Desgagnes was one of sealift vessels where Redver's film crews were embedded for the filming of High Arctic Haulers.

Redvers is the series creator for the documentary series High Arctic Haulers, and directed several of its segments.[9] The series follows the hard and challenging work of the men and women behind the annual sealift that brings almost all of the supplies to the many Northern communities not served by roads. Redvers told Nunavut News that he first conceived the idea for the show in 2015, and that part of his motivation was dissatisfaction with how the North was portrayed by film-makers from the south.

Redvers said this was his largest production so far, and that he was managing multiple crews aboard multiple vessels.[9] Redvers said that he had included profiles of First Nations youth taking leadership roles.

Film Awards and Recognition

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Filmography

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Year Title Contribution
2007 Playing Cards (short) Director
2007 Past The Skin (short) Camera and Electrical (grip)
2007 Project Alice (short) Assistant Camera/Camera Operator
2008 A Look at the Life of Morgan Green (short) Director/Producer/Editor/Cinematographer/Publicist
2009 Firebear Called them Faith Healers (short) Director/Producer/Editor
2009 The Night the Robber Came (short) Director/Producer/Writer/Editor/Publicist
2010 Kids Court (short) Director/Producer/Writer
2010 Joan's Account (short) Boom Operator
2010 Pokémon Apocalypse (short) Actor
2010 Two Indians Talking (short) Camera and Electrical (grip/second assistant camera)
2010 Our First Voices (Television Documentary Series) Director
2011 -- First Story (television) Director/Producer
2012 The Dancing Cop (short) Director/Writer/Producer
2013 Evangeline (feature film) Actor
2014 Rattlesnake (short) Director/Producer/Writer
2024 Cold Road Director, producer, writer

References

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  1. ^ a b "Difference Makers: Kelvin Redvers prevents suicide in indigenous communities by sharing messages of hope". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Kelvin Redvers". British Columbia. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Kelvin Redvers; Award-Winning Aboriginal Filmmaker and Television Producer | SFU OLC". www.sfu.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  4. ^ a b "Kelvin Redvers". cinema politica. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  5. ^ a b c "Kelvin Redvers' latest film will screen at Toronto International Film Festival". The Hub. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  6. ^ "TIFF debuts a 'dream come true' for NWT films – Northern Journal". norj.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  7. ^ Stronger, I Am. "SASKSF17 Keynote Kelvin Redvers". iamstronger.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  8. ^ a b "'We Matter' campaign speaks directly to Indigenous youth contemplating suicide". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  9. ^ a b Paul Bickford (2020-01-05). "Nunavut sealift documentary series begins Sunday". Nunavut News. Retrieved 2020-01-09. 'A lot of the stories that I directed for High Arctic Haulers, stories I researched and got on the show, are about Indigenous young people doing exciting things,' he said, noting one of his favourite stories is about a 13-year-old Inuit boy who's revitalizing dog sledding in the community of Naujaat (formerly Repulse Bay).
  10. ^ a b c "Moving Images Distribution: Kelvin Redvers". movingimages.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
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