Melaw Nakehk'o

Melaw Nakehk'o

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Melaw Nakehk'o's professional acting debut in The Revenant is the natural progression of her distinguished career as an artist and community leader. Born in Canada's north, raised in the community of Liidlii Kue, Melaw comes from a long line of tribal leaders of the Dehcho Dene & Denesuline people. Melaw attended the prestigious Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, where she earned a degree in 2 dimensional arts. Melaw is also recognized for her exemplary work in revitalizing traditional Indigenous artistic practices, with contemporary applications of ancient techniques. Her work in reviving and teaching moosehide tanning techniques has initiated a resurgence of the practice and shaped a broader community building movement within Canada. She is a Founding Member of Dene Nahjo, and is a regular instructor at the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning, a land-based university program. Melaw has three sons and lives in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.

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Melaw Nakehk'o

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K'i Tah Amongst the Birch
K'i Tah Amongst the Birch
Sound Recordist
Filmmaker/activist Melaw Nakehk’o has spent the pandemic with her family at a remote land camp in the Northwest Territories, “getting wood, listening to the wind, staying warm and dry, and watching the sun move across the sky.” In documenting camp life—activities like making fish leather and scraping moose hide—she anchors the COVID experience in a specific time and place.
K'i Tah Amongst the Birch
K'i Tah Amongst the Birch
Cinematography
Filmmaker/activist Melaw Nakehk’o has spent the pandemic with her family at a remote land camp in the Northwest Territories, “getting wood, listening to the wind, staying warm and dry, and watching the sun move across the sky.” In documenting camp life—activities like making fish leather and scraping moose hide—she anchors the COVID experience in a specific time and place.
K'i Tah Amongst the Birch
K'i Tah Amongst the Birch
Herself
Filmmaker/activist Melaw Nakehk’o has spent the pandemic with her family at a remote land camp in the Northwest Territories, “getting wood, listening to the wind, staying warm and dry, and watching the sun move across the sky.” In documenting camp life—activities like making fish leather and scraping moose hide—she anchors the COVID experience in a specific time and place.
K'i Tah Amongst the Birch
K'i Tah Amongst the Birch
Director
Filmmaker/activist Melaw Nakehk’o has spent the pandemic with her family at a remote land camp in the Northwest Territories, “getting wood, listening to the wind, staying warm and dry, and watching the sun move across the sky.” In documenting camp life—activities like making fish leather and scraping moose hide—she anchors the COVID experience in a specific time and place.
레버넌트: 죽음에서 돌아온 자
레버넌트: 죽음에서 돌아온 자
Powaqa
서부 개척시대 이전인 19세기 아메리카 대륙, 전설적인 모피 사냥꾼인 휴 글래스 는 아들 호크를 데리고 동료들과 함께 사냥하던 중 회색곰에게 습격 당해 사지가 찢긴다. 하지만 돈에 눈이 먼 비정한 동료 존 피츠 제럴드 는 아직 살아 있는 휴를 죽이려 하고, 아들 호크가 이에 저항하자 호크마저 죽인 채 숨이 붙어 있는 휴를 땅에 묻고 떠난다. 눈 앞에서 하나뿐인 아들의 죽음을 목격한 휴는 처절한 복수를 위해 부상 입은 몸으로 배신자 존 피츠제럴드의 뒤를 쫓아 300km가 넘는 광활하고 거친 야생에서 인간의 한계에 도전하는데...