Mikaela Roberts
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Award-winning documentaries centred around community-building and unique Canadian identities. My documentaries have been screened at international film festivals and local festivals across Canada.
8 min | Canada, Jamaica | Distributed by CFMDC, Toronto
A lush and spectacularly overgrown garden is a site of comfort and familiarity for Michael, who recounts memories of his immigration from Jamaica to Canada in the 1950s in this personal film shot by his granddaughter on both digital and Super 8 found footage.
Directed by Mikaela Roberts | Produced by Laurence Wells, Les Rapailleurs | Cinematography and editing by Mikaela Roberts Sound recording by Norman M. Brake | Featuring Michael Reynolds, Sharon Reynolds | Composed by Paul Roberts, MikaelaRoberts | Sound mixing by Tim Horlor
Concordia Film Festival (CFF) – Best Documentary Winner, Best Film Nominee (Montréal, QC)
Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma (RVQC) – Official Selection 2022, Best Student Film Nominee (Montréal, QC)
Living Skies International Film Festival – Official Selection 2022 (Regina, SK)
Hot Docs – Official Selection 2022 (Toronto, ON)
Guelph International Film Festival – Official Selection 2022 (Guelph, ON)
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“When we leave our home country, what do we leave behind? What stays with us as a reminder of where we come from?
For me, Pappy’s Garden is more than just a story about my grandfather. It’s the story of finding solace in nature and growth, and the collective peace all of us share in the simple things that remind us of where we come from.
For my grandfather, his garden is everything. And because of that, through making this film, it has become everything to me as well.”
–Director’s statement
As Is, Where Is tells the story of a small-town rural road in Ontario, Canada with a forgotten past. Negro Creek was for decades a vibrant community of Black settlers, before many of them were labeled squatters and forced to move.
Today the name of the road is the last marker of this often-erased history. With the road name under threat, descendants and locals together are imagining alternative ways to commemorate the settlement.
Directed by Mikaela Roberts, Jason Menominee | Produced by Ben Heywood-Macleod | Co-produced by Carolynn Wilson, Sylvia Wilson | Editing and cinematography by Mikaela Roberts | Sound recording by Jason Menominee | Sound mixing by Paul Pfisterer | Scoring by Mikaela Roberts, Derek Robinson
Featuring Carolynn Wilson, Sylvia Wilson, Lisa Lobsinger, Jeff Smith, Gael Jackson, Iveta and Larry May. With special thanks to Terry Harding, Rosemary Sadlier, Elise Harding-Davis, Mitch Harrow, Karin Noble, Jean and Roy Macleod, Joseph Hellier
Screened as part of York University's Film Studies syllabus. Currently on permanent exhibition at the Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum and the Grey Roots Museum & Archives.
7 min | Montréal, QC
An intimate and meditative insight into the life of Ilana, a single mother of three, and how her pole dancing affects the lives of her three young daughters.
This film is an intimate look at motherhood, self-expression, feminism, and the quiet moments that shape a family.
Directed by Mikaela Roberts | Produced by Mikaela Roberts, Concordia University | Cinematography by Kayla Fragman | Editing and sound design by Mikaela Roberts | Sound recording by Charlotte Coté | Music composition by Mikaela Roberts
Concordia Film Festival (CFF), Official Selection
Women X Film Festival (WXFF), Official Selection
Her International Film Festival, Official Selection
Femme Fatale Film Festival, Official Selection
Sunday Shorts Film Festival, Semi-finalist
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