Chehala Leonard (@chehalarose) 's Twitter Profile
Chehala Leonard

@chehalarose

Producer with the National Film Board @thenfb | She/her

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Please take 11 minutes out of your day and watch "Perfecting the Art of Longing" by Kitra Cahana. It's a beautiful film made by National Film Board of Canada's Quebec / Atlantic studio and will remind you to love your family every day. Presented by The New York Times New York Times Opinion nytimes.com/video/opinion/…

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🥳Congratulations to our Yorkton Film Fest Fest award winners: 🎞️NALUJUK NIGHT - Jennie Williams (3x 🏆) 🎞️MENEATH: THE HIDDEN ISLAND OF ETHICS - Terril Calder (2x 🏆) 🎞️INTO LIGHT - Sheona McDonald (2x 🏆) Full list here → bit.ly/3t5Z3us

🥳Congratulations to our <a href="/yorktonfilm/">Yorkton Film Fest</a> Fest award winners:
🎞️NALUJUK NIGHT  - Jennie Williams (3x 🏆)
🎞️MENEATH: THE HIDDEN ISLAND OF ETHICS - Terril Calder (2x 🏆)
🎞️INTO LIGHT - <a href="/SheonaMcDonald/">Sheona McDonald</a> (2x 🏆)
Full list here → bit.ly/3t5Z3us
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Dispatch from the first Indigenous Screen Summit, hosted by ISO at the Banff World Media Festival: Director Loretta Todd pitches at #BANFF2022. 📸: Chehala Leonard

Dispatch from the first Indigenous Screen Summit, hosted by ISO at the Banff World Media Festival: Director Loretta Todd pitches at #BANFF2022.
📸: <a href="/chehalarose/">Chehala Leonard</a>
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🍿 SPECIAL: Nisha Pahuja's documentary TO KILL A TIGER follows an Indian family's fight for justice after a heinous crime. Winner of the Amplify Voices Award for Best Canadian Feature at TIFF, it screens Tuesday night @ Park Lane for Atlantic International Film Festival: finfestival2022.eventive.org/schedule/62fa4…

🍿 SPECIAL: <a href="/NishaPahuja/">Nisha Pahuja</a>'s documentary TO KILL A TIGER follows an Indian family's fight for justice after a heinous crime. Winner of the Amplify Voices Award for Best Canadian Feature at <a href="/TIFF_NET/">TIFF</a>, it screens Tuesday night @ Park Lane for <a href="/thefilmfest/">Atlantic International Film Festival</a>: finfestival2022.eventive.org/schedule/62fa4…
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Great news from filmmaker Janine Windolph: Narration recorded and sound design now wrapped for her new short #OurMaternalHome! Here she is w/ producer Chehala Leonard and sound designer Dmitri Bandet. Watch out for this film in 2023!❤️😊🙌

Great news from filmmaker <a href="/janine_windolph/">Janine Windolph</a>: Narration recorded and sound design now wrapped for her new short #OurMaternalHome! Here she is w/ producer  Chehala Leonard and sound designer Dmitri Bandet. Watch out for this film in 2023!❤️😊🙌
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🎉 Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby’s THE FLYING SAILOR is among the 15 titles shortlisted by The Academy for the 2023 #Oscars® in the category of Best Animated Short → bit.ly/3hLytV0 Congrats to the creators! #FYC #NFB

🎉 Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby’s THE FLYING SAILOR is among the 15 titles shortlisted by <a href="/TheAcademy/">The Academy</a> for the 2023 #Oscars® in the category of Best Animated Short → bit.ly/3hLytV0 
Congrats to the creators! #FYC #NFB
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🎉 BOOM! Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby's THE FLYING SAILOR is heading to the 2023 #Oscars® as a Best Animated Short Film nominee! Congratulations to the whole team, and thank you to The Academy! 🤩 ⚓ Stream it for free→ bit.ly/SailorNFB #OscarNoms #NFB #TheFlyingSailor

🎉 BOOM! Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby's THE FLYING SAILOR is heading to the 2023 #Oscars® as a Best Animated Short Film nominee! 
Congratulations to the whole team, and thank you to <a href="/TheAcademy/">The Academy</a>! 🤩
⚓ Stream it for free→ bit.ly/SailorNFB #OscarNoms #NFB #TheFlyingSailor
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🥰 Out hearts are full! A warm thank you to the nearly 400 Moose Javians came to the world premiere of Weiye Su's A PASSAGE BEYOND FORTUNE! More about the event from DiscoverMooseJaw.com → bit.ly/3MWzMx6 📸Photo credit: Everett Sokol

🥰 Out hearts are full! A warm thank you to the nearly 400 Moose Javians came to the world premiere of Weiye Su's A PASSAGE BEYOND FORTUNE! 
More about the event from <a href="/DiscoverMJ/">DiscoverMooseJaw.com</a> → bit.ly/3MWzMx6

📸Photo credit: Everett Sokol
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🤩 We're excited to have no less than 10 incredible and inspiring films, including OUR MATERNAL HOME on June 8 with filmmaker Janine Windolph in attendance, screening at the inaugural Ācimowin Film Festival! If you're in #Saskatoon, don't miss this event →

🤩 We're excited to have no less than 10 incredible and inspiring films, including OUR MATERNAL HOME on June 8 with filmmaker Janine Windolph in attendance, screening at the inaugural Ācimowin Film Festival! 
If you're in #Saskatoon, don't miss this event →
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From the creator of STORIES ARE IN OUR BONES comes a new chapter of heart-centred resistance and healing: OUR MATERNAL HOME. 💗 Starting June 10, join filmmaker Janine Windolph and her family as they trace their origins & make space for what comes next→ bit.ly/HomeNFB

From the creator of STORIES ARE IN OUR BONES comes a new chapter of heart-centred resistance and healing: OUR MATERNAL HOME. 💗 
Starting June 10, join filmmaker <a href="/janine_windolph/">Janine Windolph</a> and her family as they trace their origins &amp; make space for what comes next→ bit.ly/HomeNFB
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🌿 Get immersed in a story of heritage, healing, and hope. Join Janine Windolph and her family as they cultivate sacred connections with their familial ties in the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi in OUR MATERNAL HOME, now free to stream→ bit.ly/HomeNFB #IndigenousCinema

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Now streaming from National Film Board of Canada, MALARTIC and OUR MATERNAL HOME offer distinct stories about our relationship to the landscape and community povmagazine.com/nfb-docs-malar…

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💗 Director Janine Windolph shares how filmmaking has brought her family closer together, providing a powerful catalyst for transmitting knowledge and community engagement in this edition of Director's Notes → bit.ly/3RtYg2G #NFB #IndigenousCinema #Blog

💗 Director <a href="/janine_windolph/">Janine Windolph</a> shares how filmmaking has brought her family closer together, providing a powerful catalyst for transmitting knowledge and community engagement in this edition of Director's Notes → bit.ly/3RtYg2G #NFB #IndigenousCinema #Blog
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🔴 Calling all Canadian filmmakers 30 and under! The #NFB and TIFF are seeking storytellers to {re}define Canada through their lens. Five selected short films will be produced by the NFB to premiere at TIFF 2026! Submit your proposal → nfb.ca/REDEFINED ✔️

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🔴 Appel aux cinéastes canadien·nes de 30 ans et moins! L'#ONF et le TIFF cherchent à {re}définir le Canada à travers votre objectif. Cinq courts métrages seront produits par l'ONF puis présentés en première au TIFF 2026! Soumettez votre projet → onf.ca/REDEFINI ✔️

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🔴DEADLINE APPROACHING!🔴 The #NFB and TIFF are seeking storytellers under 30 to {re}define Canada through their lens → bit.ly/REdefined_NFBx… 📆 Submit your project by Sept. 30!

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Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS is headed to the 98th #Oscars! ⚪✨ Thanks to The Academy for this Best Animated Short nomination. Congrats to the directors & the incredible talent behind this beautiful film. Stream now → bit.ly/CriedPearlsNFB

Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS is headed to the 98th #Oscars! ⚪✨ 
Thanks to <a href="/TheAcademy/">The Academy</a> for this Best Animated Short nomination. Congrats to the directors &amp; the incredible talent behind this beautiful film. 
Stream now → bit.ly/CriedPearlsNFB
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What was your introduction to the National Film Board of Canada? 🎥🍁 For THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS co-director Chris Lavis, WHEN THE DAY BREAKS by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby was their introduction to modern #NFB animation. 🍋 🛁 #StreamCanadian on nfb.ca

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Tonight, we cry tears of joy. 🥹 Congratulations to Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, and to everyone behind THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS, for bringing home the #Oscar for Best Animated Short! 🏆🇨🇦✨ Stream it for free → bit.ly/CriedPearlsNFB The Academy #StreamCanadian

Tonight, we cry tears of joy. 🥹
Congratulations to Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, and to everyone behind THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS, for bringing home the #Oscar for Best Animated Short!

🏆🇨🇦✨ Stream it for free → bit.ly/CriedPearlsNFB
<a href="/TheAcademy/">The Academy</a> #StreamCanadian