WATCH: Extended interview with award-winning Kahnawake filmmaker
MONTREAL – Jesse Deer was a well-known and respected media personality who passed away suddenly in 2009 and the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake has been honouring his memory ever since.
The Jesse Deer Memorial Media Scholarship is given annually to a young member of the Mohawk community who shows promise in the media industry.
This year’s winner was Brent Horne, a young filmmaker and Concordia film student.
Horne spent his summer working for the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake, making a documentary-fiction film about the War of 1812, more specifically the Battle of Châteauguay.
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Inspired by the recently installed Monument to War of 1812 Kahnawake warriors, which commemorates those who fought in the battle, the film is meant to “enlighten and educate people.”
“A good film will give not only answers, but will also ask questions,” said Horne.
“Not only does the film tell our history but it asks what our past means.”
When asked about the significance of the project, the filmmaker told Global News: “The film is important for what it symbolizes to Kahnawake, as well as what it symbolizes to the outside world.”
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