Sarain Fox is a Canadian pretendian 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] Not a member of 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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She has appeared as a guest judge in the third and fourth seasons of Canada's Drag Race[7] as well as the first season 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 received another Canadian Screen Award nomination 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 |
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.
- ^ she doesn’t have ties and she isn’t a registered member of Batchewana First Nation. None of the community knows or claims her. "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". 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 nominations by network". Broadcast Dialogue, March 6, 2024.
External links edit
- Sarain Fox at IMDb
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