Kejic Productions

13/06/2024

We’re currently seeking two outgoing Indigenous kids aged 7-13 to host a series for CBC Kids, this project is currently in development and will be shooting our demo this summer! The selected kids to land the role would then become our hosts of the 13 part series filming next year! Please share and apply if you know any kids who would want to be apart of this exciting opportunity!

DJT CASTING🏝️🎥

NON UNION CASTING CALL!

PAY: $500 FOR 1 DAY

WE ARE CASTING 2 HOST’S FOR A NEW CBC CHILDRENS SERIES!

LOOKING FOR 2 LIVELY, ENTERTAINING & OUTGOING INDIGENOUS KIDS!

OPEN TO ALL GENDER IDENTITIES!

OPEN TO AGES: 7-13
(or close to these ages)

WE WILL BE ACCEPTING SELF TAPE AUDITIONS FOR THIS!

OPEN TO PEOPLE IN WINNIPEG, MB
& SURROUNDING AREAS!

FILMING DATE:
WEEK OF AUGUST 9th-11th
(1 filming day)

FILMING LOCATION: BROKENHEAD

The exact dates are still being locked in, but this project will be filming in this date range.

Anybody submitting for this should have fantastic availability between this date range, and be able to get to Brokenhead.

We are gathering self-tape auditions to show the client for this project!

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SELF TAPES:
MONDAY, JUNE 24TH (10:00 A.M)
Although the sooner the better!

If you are interested in submitting for this project please email us ASAP and follow the directions below!

Once you submit we will send you instructions for your self tape audition!

EMAIL to submit your information to:
[email protected]

SUBJECT:
HOST FOR CHILDRENS SERIES/ FULL NAME

Name:
Date of birth:
Are you non-union?
Age:
Ethnicity:
Cell:
Gender:
Email:

Measurements:
Height:
Weight:
What size shirt do you wear:
What size pants do you wear:
Waist:
Inseam:
Neck:
Chest/ bust:
Sleeve:
Shoe:

Recent photos required:
1x full body photo
1x headshot/ close up photo

PLEASE RENAME PHOTOS LIKE THIS:
FULL NAME- HEADSHOT
FULL NAME- BODYSHOT

RESUME/ DEMO REEL:
If you have a resume, demo reel or both, please send them along in your submission.

Questions to answer below in email submission:

1) Are you fully available for any date between August 5th-August 9th?

2) Do you have any acting experience?

3) If selected do you have a parent or chaperone who can drive you and come to the filming date with you?

23/04/2024

Find us at the FearlessR2W 2nd Annual Youth Conference this weekend! 🎥😄

Hey Everyone

Come to our 2nd Annual Youth Conference next Saturday.
We have a line up of amazing speakers coming to speak.
Youth ages 14-21 🫶

15/04/2024

We're proud to be a partner of this amazing program, Spirit of the Story is a multimedia program open to Indigenous Youth aged 16-25 living in Winnipeg! Applications are now open! Visit the link to apply.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpRU6EnvtrBwPKD-x8Y6D7NdBNOehg0dNVHqbURRE-MzmYmw/viewform?usp=sf_link

15/02/2024

We’re excited to share season four of the Talking Stick video series produced in partnership with Indigenous Music! Talking Stick features live performances of original new music by Indigenous artists along with on-camera mini interviews. This year we had the honour to showcase artists Ethan Lyric, Burnstick, FONTINE and Catie St.Germain!

This episode features Winnipeg-born Indigenous musician and songwriter Ethan Lyric. He began writing music in his early teen years, finding inspiration in artists like Conan Gray and Cavetown. Ethan has a passion for songwriting and creating feel-good music that is easy to listen to but also stirs the emotions of his listeners. He has accomplished a lot as a young artist, flourishing in the local music community, as well as having the opportunity to play on stages all across Canada. A highlight was having one of his tracks “The Organ Song” featured in the top ten of the Indigenous Music Countdown. Ethan’s authentic ease is relatable and can be felt in every aspect of his music, making it hard to resist humming along and coming back again and again.

Produced with Kejic Productions, a Winnipeg-based company owned and operated by Cree/Ojibway producer and director Erica Daniels, Talking Stick was filmed on location at Graffiti Art Programming surrounded by stunning artworks.

“I’m extremely proud of Talking Stick and so inspired by all the incredibly talented artists who’ve been a part of this series these past five years” says host and producer Shaneen Robinson-Desjarlais, the Indigenous Music Development Coordinator at Manitoba Music, who departs Manitoba Music at the end of the month for new opportunities in B.C. “This project has been about shining a spotlight on emerging artists and creating space for them to share their music and their stories. We’re so grateful to the artists and to Erica and her team at Kejic for sharing share this vision with us.”

Watch Ethan Lyric perform his single “Messing Things Up Again”:

16/01/2024

Our latest web series ‘Cultural Craftsmanship: Moccasin Making’ has been released on APTN Lumi! Join the talented Chantel Morgan and learn how to make a beautiful pair of moccasins! 🤗 Watch out for more of our “how to” series in the near future! 🎥🦅

31/10/2023

🗣️ She doesn’t even go here!

🎃 Happy Halloween from Kejic Productions! Wishing you all a spooktacular day filled with treats and tricks.

Stay safe and have a ghoulishly good time! 🕷️👻

27/10/2023

We had the great honour of working on this exciting educational series "Pow Wow 101"! Learn about pow wow, protocols, and teachings behind the various styles of dance!

Thank you to the Full Circle for Indigenous Education for the opportunity to produce these videos along side the amazing Coco and his amazing team!

To learn more and view all 5 episodes please visit:
https://fullcircleindigenous.ca/pow-wow-guide/

Episode 1: What is a Pow Wow
https://youtu.be/5E8F-Qj4NTA

Episode 2: Jingle Dress Dance
https://youtu.be/YKZbeWsxbzc

Episode 3: Women's Traditional Style Dance
https://youtu.be/DqrJyrXciTM

Episode 4: Grass Dance
https://youtu.be/I33GyMx_Dr4

Episode 5: Men's Traditional Style Dance
https://youtu.be/LdAAAKtDWAM

Pow Wow Host Ray Coco Stevenson explains the basics of Pow Wow.

19/10/2023

The Pow Wow Pitch Grand Finale is happening today! Register to watch an amazing list of Indigenous Entrepreneurs pitch to win!

Register at www.powwowpitch.org/register!

🌟 Join Us for the Pow Wow Pitch Grand Finale Watch Party! 🌟

Mark your calendars, folks! It's time to come together and celebrate the incredible entrepreneurial spirit of our community at the Pow Wow Pitch Finale Watch Party! 🎉

📅 Date: October 19th
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM EST

This is your chance to witness the culmination of months of hard work, innovation, and dedication from our talented entrepreneurs. They've been on an incredible journey, and now it's time to show your support and cheer them on as they pitch their business ideas to a panel of esteemed judges.

Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a business enthusiast, or simply want to support your community, this event is for you!

Register now at www.powwowpitch.org/register! 🎊

White Corn Wear The Indigenous Kitchen Algonquin Acres Turtle Island Aqua Inc. Kruger Mountain Gear Indigenous parents community Wayeshkad Wear Kona Slays Freedom School HOLO EYES aaniin.hello Qiviut Inc. Walking Like Warriors Sadie Laronde Friday night beading club COTN Project Blackstone Concrete Sagamité WATSO Itality Plant Based Foods Stln Lnds Simon the Scient Treaty Four Tech renterii Muusa Sky Eagle-Collection Bastien Industries Reel Indian Pictures DEVA Training & Staffing Solutions 4 Generations Creations Msit No'kmaq Forest & Nature School

10/08/2023

It was an honour to work on this important video. Thanks to Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre and all the incredible Indigenous women artists; Art of Jackie Traverse, Iris Lauzon Designs, Gayle Sinclaire Art Studios and Jaimie Isaac who sat with us and shared their powerful voices 🙏🏽♥️

'Where Are All the Women?': Celebrating Women in Indigenous ArtThe newest exhibit at the Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre highlights works creat...

01/08/2023

Check out Erica as she shares her journey on Pow Wow Pitch’s Podcast!

01/08/2023

BTS from today’s shoot!

Kejic is currently in production for APTN lumi’s Cultural Craftsmanship Series!

In this first season, Waywayseecapo’s very own Chantel Morgan (Our Native Exquisite) goes through each step to help beginners learn how to make their first pair of moccasins.

Let us know, what traditional works you would like to learn next? - let us know in the comments below👇🏽

Also, special shout out to Brownees Urban Bistro for the awesome catering and feeding our crew and talent. 🙌🏽

30/06/2023

Powerful words from our Production Manager Desiree Brightnose, the first recipient of the RBC Emerging Indigenous Filmmaker Award 🙌🏽♥️🦅

As the first recipient of the RBC Emerging Indigenous Filmmaker Award, Brightnose received mentorship from filmmaker Sonya Ballantyne.

22/06/2023

Seven Sacred Laws - Episode 5 - Sabe
Journey with the young boy as he visited by the sacred Sabe and receives the teaching of Honesty.

The Seven Sacred Laws is a animated series of three to four minute vignettes, which follow an Indigenous boy as he embarks on a spiritual journey and meets the seven sacred animals who deliver lessons about each teaching.

Written by late Elder Dr. Dave Courchene Jr and Directed by Erica Daniels, this series is being shared in schools across Turtle Island 🙏🏽♥️

21/06/2023

"My whole entire life, I had felt lost and alone. What would I have been had I had a chance to grow up in my home community?"

~Brenda Greyeyes, Employment, Training, and Economic Development Manager for the East Resource Centre of the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation. Miigwech to Brenda for sharing her story with us.

21/06/2023

Seven Sacred Laws - Episode 4 - Bear

Journey with the young boy as he visited by the sacred Bear and receives the teaching of Courage.

The Seven Sacred Laws is a animated series of three to four minute vignettes, which follow an Indigenous boy as he embarks on a spiritual journey and meets the seven sacred animals who deliver lessons about each teaching.

Written by late Elder Dr. Dave Courchene Jr and Directed by Erica Daniels, this series is being shared in schools across Turtle Island 🙏🏽♥️

20/06/2023

Seven Sacred Laws - Episode 3 - Eagle

Journey with the young boy as he's visited by the sacred Eagle and receives the teaching of love.

The Seven Sacred Laws is a animated series of three to four minute vignettes, which follow an Indigenous boy as he embarks on a spiritual journey and meets the seven sacred animals who deliver lessons about each teaching.

Written by late Elder Dr. Dave Courchene Jr and Directed by Erica Daniels, this series is being shared in schools across Turtle Island 🙏🏽♥️

15/06/2023

The Kejic team would love to wish the happiest of birthdays to our fearless leader and beloved mentor, Erica Daniels! 🥳

When Erica is not busy with meetings or projects, she’s always making our team laugh and uplifting our spirits with her light.

Thank you for all that you do, Erica! 🙏🏽

13/06/2023

Check out the official trailer to the Coming Home Documentary Directed by our very own Erica Daniels!!

Premiering June 30th on Crave and APTN lumi, ( ) reveals the impacts of the and explores Indigenous resilience through narrative sovereignty; as lived by the Little Bird series’ Indigenous creatives, cast, crew & community members.

The documentary delivers a hard-hitting reality check for viewers unfamiliar with the Sixties Scoop, providing insight into the policies that were created to separate Indigenous children from their heritage, and the systems that continue to dismantle Indigenous families today. Coming Home is the feature directorial debut from Cree/Ojibway filmmaker, Erica Marie Daniels (Peguis First Nation) of Kejic Productions.

From 1951 to 1984, the Sixties Scoop was an assimilation project led by Canadian federal and provincial governments that attempted to erase Indigenous identity. More than 20,000 Indigenous children were forcefully taken from their families, and displaced into foster care systems throughout North America and abroad.

Daniels crafts a visual tapestry to evoke a profound sense of homecoming related to family, culture, traditions, values, community and connection to the land. The communities of Brokenhead Ojibway Nation and Sioux Valley Dakota Nation are at the heart of this documentary.

Coming Home entwines profound interviews of personal recollections from Sixties Scoop survivors, accompanied by glimpses of on-set moments of the Little Bird drama series and archival footage from news sources. The layering of these elements creates a rich and emotional exploration of the devastating impacts the Sixties Scoop has had on Indigenous peoples, and the creative team’s essential work of narrative reclamation through storytelling from an Indigenous lens.

13/06/2023

We are so excited to announce that Coming Home (Directed by our very own Erica Daniels) is making its debut soon!

Over the past year of making Coming Home, we have been blessed to meet so many beautiful people who shared their stories as well as their communities.

This documentary reveals the impacts of the and explores Indigenous resilience through narrative sovereignty; as lived by the Little Bird Series’ Indigenous creatives, cast, crew & community members.

It's amazing to see fruits of labour over the past year of the Coming Home's team coming to fruition and we are excited to share this important film with you all!

Keep an eye out for more news for Coming Home by following their page for future events!

— is coming soon to Crave and APTN lumi! Directed by Erica Marie Daniels, CEO and EP of Kejic Productions, this documentary reveals the impacts of the and explores Indigenous resilience through narrative sovereignty; as lived by the Little Bird Series’ Indigenous creatives, cast, crew & community members.

Learn more: crave.ca/en/tv-shows/coming-home

13/06/2023

Seven Sacred Laws - Episode 2 - Buffalo

Journey with the young boy as he visited by the sacred Buffalo and receives the teaching of Respect.

The Seven Sacred Laws is a animated series of three to four minute vignettes, which follow an Indigenous boy as he embarks on a spiritual journey and meets the seven sacred animals who deliver lessons about each teaching.

Written by late Elder Dr. Dave Courchene Jr and Directed by Erica Daniels, this series is being shared in schools across Turtle Island 🙏🏽♥️

08/06/2023

Seven Sacred Laws - Episode 1 - Creation Story

The Seven Sacred Laws is a animated series of three to four minute vignettes, which follow an Indigenous boy as he embarks on a spiritual journey and meets the seven sacred animals who deliver lessons about each teaching.

Written by late Elder Dr. Dave Courchene Jr and Directed by Erica Daniels, this series is being shared in schools across Turtle Island 🙏🏽♥️

08/06/2023

For this morning’s highlight for Indigenous History Month we are excited to showcase "Ishkode"!

Directed by Jaime Leigh Wescoup and produced by Kejic Productions, “Ishkode” is part of Kejic’s Tuesday Teachings series. With teachings from Cree Crowson, we learn what it means to be a Fire Keeper and their role and connection with the fire.

07/06/2023

Watch Indigenous Music's Talking Stick with Tracy Bone here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilZ9JsLexBg

For this afternoon’s highlight for Indigenous History Month, we are excited to showcase Indigenous Music's Talking Stick with Tracy Bone!

Talking Stick shines a spotlight on emerging artists and new music from the local Indigenous music community.

Tracy Bone is a 2009 JUNO Award nominee, a multi-award winning singer/songwriter, mother, philosopher, humanitarian, energy healer, a spiritual explorer.

TALKING STICK VIDEO SERIESfeaturing Tracy BoneMonday, December 21, 2020 www.indigenousmusic.caSeason two of the Talking Stick video series is set to premiere...

06/06/2023

Watch Adventure to Understanding here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-4MA_m-8n4

For this afternoon’s highlight for Indigenous History Month we are excited to showcase "Adventure to Understanding"!

A visit to Manitoba means traveling through Treaty 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Territory and through communities who are signatories to Treaties 6 and 10. It encompasses the original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Anish-Ininiwak, Dakota, Dene, Ininiwak and Nehethowuk and the homeland of the Métis.

Let Indigenous tourism envelop you in the heart of Turtle Island.▶︎ Explore more Indigenous tourism in Manitoba: https://www.travelmanitoba.com/things-to-do/...

02/06/2023

Watch Gift to Give: https://vimeo.com/555784946?share=copy

For today’s highlight for Indigenous History Month and in honour of our Two Spirit Relatives, we are highlighting "Gift to Give"!

Gift To Give follows the story of a Two-Spirit daughter and father, the nuances in their relationship of acceptance, and deep love. The story is told through the lens of the daughter who has decided to give her kidney to her ailing father in the hopes of saving his life.

A Two-Spirited daughter discovers she is a perfect kidney donor for her ailing father. By gifting a piece of herself, she hopes to save his life and gain his acceptance.