Dianne Ouellette

(she/her) identifies as Métis and mixed European ancestry. She resides on Treaty 4 Territory (Regina, SK). Her indigenous origins come from Canyon Creek, Lesser Slave, and Lac la Biche (Alberta). She is a producer, writer, director, multimedia artist and curator. She completed her MFA in Media Production (2020). 

Dianne is currently Chair of the Board of Directors for Sâkêwêwak First Nations Artists' Collective and a long-time member of the Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative. Her current film practice focus' on lost culture and language. She completed aen loo pawatamihk (wolf dream) (2020) and a short film, lii bufloo aen loo kishkishiw (buffalo wolf memory) (2022). 

Her films have been screened and awarded internationally at festivals including ImagineNATIVE + Media Arts, Wairoa Māori, Māoriland, Doxa, Fargo International, Slamdance, Antimatter [media art], Dawson City International, OurToba, Asinabka, Gimme Some Truth Documentary, Saskatchewan International Film Awards, Saskatchewan International, Regina International, Female Eye, Images, Splitski Filmski, and many more. Some exhibitions and installations include The Autobiographical Animal, exploration of animality & posthuman narrative - Deluge.ca, Nuit Blanche, and Gallerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume in Paris.

Dianne has focused her lens on family, history, and identity for more than 30 years, working in analog and digital platforms. Sharing through film, video, photography, digital media, soundscapes, and writing, which fulfills her passion for storytelling. Mentoring others to make creative content that connects and motivates people is valuable in her creative goals. She is currently writing her first narrative feature film and developing a documentary about her Métis grandmother's life.

Dante Nico Garcia