Indigenous producers on using non-Indigenous directors for films at TIFF

TORONTO — When it came to choosing a director for her new Indigenous-focused drama “Through Black Spruce,” Cree producer-actor Tina Keeper says she felt fortunate to land Toronto filmmaker Don McKellar. Keeper says she’s known McKellar since she was young in the industry, is a great admirer of his work, and considered him a “brilliant” choice […]