Sarain Fox is a Canadian Anishinaabe activist, broadcaster and filmmaker.[1] She is most noted for her 2020 documentary film Inendi,[2] for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[3] She has made unsubstantiated claims to family ties and membership with the Batchewana First Nation from near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario,[4] she has also been host of the Viceland/APTN documentary series Rise,[5] and cohost of APTN's documentary series Future History.[6]
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| Nationality | Canadian |
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She has appeared as a guest judge in the third and fourth seasons of Canada's Drag Race[7] as well as the first and second seasons of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World.
In 2023 she hosted Indigiqueer, a special about LGBT First Nations people, for Citytv's VeraCity documentary series,[8] for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[9]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rise | Herself | Host |
| 2018-19 | Future History | Herself | Co-host |
| 2020 | Inendi | Herself | Writer, Director, Producer; Television documentary |
| 2022 | Canada's Drag Race (season 3) | Herself | Guest judge; 2 episodes |
| Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World (season 1) | Herself | Guest judge | |
| 2023 | VeraCity: Indigiqueer | Herself | Host; television documentary special |
| 2024 | Canada's Drag Race (season 4) | Herself | Guest judge |
| Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs the World (season 2) | Herself | Guest judge; 3 episodes |
References
edit- ^ Dennis Ward, "Sarain Fox documenting and preserving her auntie’s stories before they’re lost". APTN National News, February 9, 2021.
- ^ Ben Cousins, "'They had no pity': New documentary chronicles traumatizing life at residential schools". CTV News, March 4, 2021.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.
- ^ "New film tells captivating story of northern Ontario residential school survival". CBC Northern Ontario, December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Sundance ’17: Viceland’s focus on indigenous resistance in “Rise”". Realscreen, January 20, 2017.
- ^ Radheyan Simonpillai, "TV review: APTN's Future History is about reclaiming Indigenous culture" Archived 2021-04-25 at the Wayback Machine. Now, May 7, 2019.
- ^ Joey Nolfi (June 29, 2022). "Brooke Lynn Hytes reunites with Werk Room crush Miss Vanjie on Canada's Drag Race season 3". EW. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ Meredith Bond, "Storyteller follows Indigenous and queer people amid their journies to acceptance in new documentary". CityNews, March 24, 2023.
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: News, Entertainment & Sports". Broadcast Dialogue, May 28, 2024.
External links
edit- Sarain Fox at IMDb
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