GEMS Reel Talks

For this past Reel Talk, GEMS is hosted writer/director and GEMS Alum Olivia Golosky, moderated by Justin Ducharme, and is happening October 1 at 5:30 PM PST. Olivia is a Two-Spirit Michif Producer, Writer, and Director from nistawâyâw (Fort McMurray, Alberta), now based on the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Their work is rooted in amplifying Two-Spirit, Queer, and Trans Indigenous voices through radical self-love.

Their short films have screened at festivals and galleries across North America, and their play Wihtiko is part of the Alberta Playwrights Network catalogue. They are currently developing their debut feature film Rhinestone Cowboi and producing SEVENTEEN, written and directed by Justin Ducharme, as an Associate Producer with Experimental Forest Films alongside Tyler Hagan and Kathleen Hepburn. They are an alumni of the NSI IndigiDocs Program, GEMS’ Tricksters & Writers’ Program, and Audible’s Indigenous Writers’ Circle program.

Justin Ducharme is a Métis writer, filmmaker, and curator from St. Ambroise on Treaty 1 Territory. His short films POSITIONS and THE DANCER have been featured at notable festivals including ImagineNATIVE and Outfest Fusion.