And Now Our Next Guest… (Gee Stewart)

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Gee Stewart

Gee Stewart is a 21 year old filmmaker from Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Over the course of her filmmaking career, Stewart has released 8 short films. Her most recent short film, a proof-of-concept short film for the upcoming featurette “Can You Check in the Back?”, has gone on to win several awards and nominations at film festivals across the globe.

And Now Our Next Guest...

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A decade after falling out of the spotlight, a former child star, tormented by memories of her career, attempts to re-emerge into stardom with an appearance on a late night talk show.” “And Our Next Guest” is the 9th short film from Sydney-based writer and director Gee Stewart.

Land Acknowledgement

With construction still underway in Downtown Sydney, the festival will be hosted at Eltuek Arts Centre for this year. In line with Eltuek Arts Centre's land acknowledgment, we recognize that this festival occurs on the traditional and unceded ancestral territories of the Mi'kma'ki people.

Eymu'ti'k Unama'ki, newte'jk l'uiknek te'sikl Mi'kmawe'l maqamikal mna'q iknmuetumitl. Ula maqamikew wiaqwikasik Wantaqo'tie'l aqq I'lamatultimkewe'l Ankukamkewe'l Mi'kmaq aqq Eleke'wuti kisa'matultisnik 1726ek.

Eltuek Arts Centre is in Unama'ki, one of the seven traditional and unceded ancestral districts of the people of Mi'kma'ki. This territory is covered by the Treaties of Peace and Friendship which the Mi'kmaq first signed with the British Crown in 1726.

Ketu'-keknuite'tmek aqq kepmite'tmek ula tela'maiultimkip wjit maqamikew ta'n etekl mtmo'taqney. Ula tett, ula maqamikek, etl-lukutiek l'tunen aqq apoqntmnen apoqnmasimk aqq weliknamk Unama'ki.

We wish to recognize and honour this understanding of the lands on which we reside. It is from here, on these lands, that we work to create and support a culture of self-reliance and vibrancy on Unama'ki (Cape Breton Island).