Sarain Fox
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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 also been host of the Viceland/APTN documentary series Rise,[4] and cohost of APTN's documentary series Future History.[5]
In 2021 she directed Giiwewizh, a series of short documentaries about indigenous musicians which premiered at the International Indigenous Music Summit.[6]
In 2023 she hosted Indigiqueer, a special about LGBT First Nations people, for Citytv's VeraCity documentary series,[7] 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.[8]
She has appeared as a guest judge in the third, fourth and fifth seasons of Canada's Drag Race[9] as well as the first and second seasons of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World.
Personal life
Descended from the Batchewana First Nation near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario,[10] she grew up in Barrie.[11] In 2022, Fox and her cousin Chelsea Brunelle travelled with their uncle, Batchewana band councillor Harvey Bell, to Quebec City to protest the visit of Pope Francis.[12]
She is the partner of Nimkii Osawamick, a musician and dancer associated with the band Nimkii and the Niniis.[13]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | |
| Canada's Drag Race (season 5) | Herself | Guest judge |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kelly Boutsalis, "Sarain Fox’s inclusive music doc Giiwewizh". Point of View, June 18, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "New film tells captivating story of northern Ontario residential school survival". CBC Northern Ontario, December 16, 2020.
- ^ "With my career on hold and my people and traditions dying, I turned my focus to starting a family". Today's Parent, March 18, 2021.
- ^ James Hopkin, "Batchewana First Nation members stage protest during papal visit". Soo Today, August 5, 2022.
- ^ Leanne Delap, "Sarain Fox on Motherhood, Indigenous Identity and Showing Up in Her “Raw State”". The Kit, April 25, 2024.
External links
- Sarain Fox at IMDb