Joseph Lazare
Joseph Tekaroniake Lazare | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 19, 1984 |
| Nationality | Mohawk |
Joseph Tekaroniake Lazare (born June 19, 1984) is a Mohawk director, producer, writer and actor. He is a member of the Wolf Clan.
Early life[edit]
Lazare grew up in Kahnawake, a Mohawk reserve south of the Saint Lawrence River and across from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He began filmmaking at 12 years old through Teioiaks, a local summertime film production program.[1] After attending Kahnawake’s local high school, Lazare left a collegiate film and television production program to intern at Aboriginal owned and operated Big Soul Productions in Toronto, Ontario.
Career[edit]
Lazare’s films To the Rescue and Mervin were each selected to screen at the Toronto International Teen Movie Festival (now The YoungCuts Film Festival).[1] After gaining attention from Bird Runningwater (Mescalero Apachi/Cheyenne),[2] Associate Director of Native American and Indigenous Programs for the Sundance Institute, Lazare's Might of the Star Chaser premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.[1][3] Might of the Star Chaser is a multi-platform animation that tells the story of a young space officer trying to save his planet from being destroyed by an evil lizard bent on repopulating its species. The same year, Lazare participated in CyberPowWow,[4] an interactive visual art exhibition web-hosted by Oboro Gallery in Montreal.[5] In 2007, along with Big Soul Productions, Lazare produced By the Rapids, a Mohawk-language children's animated series. The show was picked up by APTN and ran for 4 seasons, making it the first prime time Aboriginal animated series.[6][7] By the Rapids is the story of Cory Littlehorn, a pampered urban teen, and his parents as they adjust to life with their extended family members and eccentric neighbours in a quirky Mohawk community.[8]
Filmography[edit]
| Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Bat Kidd | 1999 | Director, writer, actor |
| To the Rescue | 2000 | Director, writer, actor |
| Mervin [9] | 2001 | Director, writer, actor |
| Might of the Star Chaser [10] | 2002 | Director, writer, actor |
| Good Looking [11] | 2004 | Director, writer |
| By the Rapids (4 seasons) [12] | 2006-2010 | Creator, director, writer, producer, actor |
| DYS | 2014 | Actor |
| Mohawk Girls | 2014–present | Actor |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Joseph Lazare | National Museum of the American Indian". filmcatalog.nmai.si.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "N. Bird Runningwater". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ "2007 September/October Feature: Animation". www.nativepeoples.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "CyberPowWow". www.cyberpowwow.net. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ "OBORO | A centre dedicated to production and presentation of art, contemporary practices and new media". www.oboro.net. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ "By The Rapids Cartoon | The Nation: Cree News". The Nation: Cree News. 2008-10-24. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "Iori:wase: News from the Kanien'kehá:ka Nation". kahnawakenews.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "By The Rapids | APTN". aptn.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "Mervin - National Museum of the American Indian".
- ^ "Might of the Starchaser - National Museum of the American Indian".
- ^ "Good Looking - National Museum of the American Indian".
- ^ "By the Rapids - National Museum of the American Indian".