Shane Belcourt
Shane Anthony Belcourt (born December 30, 1972) is a Métis writer, director, and cinematographer from Canada. He is best known for his 2007 feature film "Tkaronto", which depicts the life of urban Métis and First Nations people. Biography. Belcourt was born in Ottawa, Ontario on December 30, 1972 to parents Tony Belcourt and Judith Pierce-Martin (née Streatch). He is the brother of graphic designer Suzanne Belcourt and painter Christi Belcourt. The majority of his work explores and celebrates Canadian indigenous issues and culture. He wrote and directed the short films "The Squeeze Box" (2005) and "Pookums" (2006 ) before his debut feature film, "Tkaronto", premiered at the 2007 imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival. Following "Tkaronto", he directed additional short films, including "Boxed In" (2009), "Keeping Quiet" (2010), "F*%K Yeah!!" (2010), "Say Yes" (2012) and "A Common Experience" (2013). He was a writer and director on Lisa Charleyboy's APTN documentary series "Urban Native Girl", and codirected the television documentary "Indictment: The Crimes of Shelly Chartier" with Lisa Jackson for "CBC Docs POV". His second feature film, "Red Rover", premiered in 2018.