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Native American Productions

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Turtle Island Productions has been focusing on issues and stories from American Indian and Canadian First Nations and Métis communities for approximately 15 years. As a Métis (pronounced "may-tee") person of French Canadian and Ojibway (Anishinabe) heritage, TIP owner/filmmaker James M. Fortier maintains strong ties with his Ojibway and Métis family in Ontario, Canada and on the Pic River Ojibway First Nation Reserve. Since 1995 James has provided his production talents and experience on numerous dramatic and documentary productions exploring the cultures and issues of "Indian Country." Whether collaborating with other Native/Métis filmmakers as Director of Photography and editor; or writing/producing/directing his own productions, James brings 20 years of award-winning experience and professionalism to every project.
 
Since Jame's first Native American production as the DP for the award winning short drama "Looks Into the Night" starring Tantoo Cardinal in 1995, he has worked with a whose who of national Native American figures such as John Trudell, Wilma Mankiller, Dennis Banks, and the late Floyd Redcrow Westerman and Vine Deloria, Jr., as well as Native/Métis  filmmakers such as Loretta Todd (Cree-Métis) and others. James also believes strongly that Native Americans have the right to tell their own stories. "For every Native production I am involved with I insist on active, substantive, Native input from the writing to the crewing, to the scoring whenever possible. If I can't find a Native or Métis with the experieince to fill a particular role, then I try to get young, emerging Native filmmakers on board as interns or production assitants whenever the budget allows for it."

Although not raised in a reservation community, James has worked with Indian communities across the US and in Canada, including the Eastern Band of Cherokee of North Carolina, the Tohono O'odham Nation and  Gila River Pima-Maricopa communities in Arizona, several northern Cree bands in Manitoba, the Chickasaw and and Choctaw Nations of Oklahoma, the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of Washington, and several Ojibwe bands in Minnesota and Wisconsin among others.

James brings experience, integrity and respect to every Native production, and insists on following the culturally appropriate protocols of the Native communities he works with. In the film and video production world this is not always an easy task. However, we are more than just a production company. As a Native owned and operated business we are accountable to the larger Native community of which we are a part of and with whom we have established relationships with. These relationships, past present and future,  guide the vision and operations of Turtle Island Productions to "do things in a good way," and to honor those we work with and whose stories, traditions, and experiences we bring to the screen.

 

 

Special Offers

Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Introductory Free Rental
When booked with DP
James Fortier
 Package Includes
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon 24-70mm f2.8 L-Series Lens
Canon 70-200mm f2.8 L Series lens
Zacuta Z-Finder & LCD EVF
Zacuto Gorilla Plate
Jag 35 Camera Mount & Rail System
Ikan Follow Focus
Two-Stage Matte Box
4x4, 77mm, 82mm Filter Sets
Cartoni Fluid Head Tripod
Baterries & Chargers
CF Cards, Readers
17" Macbook Pro
Tascam DR-40 Digital Audio Recorder
Two Senneheiser Wireless Lavs
Azden Shogun Mics
Sony Headphones
Arri 5 Light Kit
Chimeras
Kino-Flo Kit
C-Stands
Flag Kit
Grip Kit
Diffusion/Gel Kit

Panasonic HPX370 P2 HD Camera


Book TIP's DP James Fortier for the first time and you'll receive a special introductory package price of $700 for a ten hour day.
Package Includes
Award Winning DP
Panasonic AG-HPX370 P2 HD Camcorder
Kata Softcase
2x 64 GB P2 Cards
2x 32 GB P2 Cards
17" Apple Laptop for P2 File Transfer
Panasonic P2 Card Reader
Marshall 7" LCD Monitor
Cartoni F104 Fluid Head Tripod
Fujinon 17x Broadcast Lens
Anton Bauer Dionic 90 Batteries
Titan 70 Power Supply/Charger
Panasonic Quick Release Camera Plate
Fujinon Zoom Control
Chrosziel 4x4 DV Matte Box
Tiffen 4x4 and 82mm Filter Sets
LED Camera Light and Batteries
Sony PVM 8044Q 16x9/4:3 Hi Res 8" Color Monitor
Arri Light Kit
Chimeras
Flag Kit
C-Stands
Grip Kit
Diffusion/Gels
Kino-Flo Kit
Azden SGM-1X Shotgun Mic
(2) Sennheiser Wireless Lavs
Sony Professional Headphones
Cobra Walkie-Talkie Set

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