Asivak Koostachin
Asivak Koostachin (born 1994) is a Cree-Inuk actor from Canada, most noted for his performances in the films Red Snow and Run Woman Run.[1]
The son of filmmaker Jules Arita Koostachin,[2] he had his first major acting role in the APTN drama series AskiBoyz.[3] In 2018 he had a stage role in Theatre for Living's collective play šxʷʔa'ət (home).[4]
Red Snow, his first leading role in a feature film, was released in 2019.[5] He received a Leo Award nomination for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture, and a nomination for Best Actor at the 2019 American Indian Film Festival.[6]
In 2021 he appeared in Run Woman Run as the ghost of Tom Longboat.[7] He received a second nomination for Best Actor at the 2021 American Indian Film Festival,[8] and won the Remi Award for Best Actor at the 2021 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.[9] He won the award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2021 American Indian Film Festival for his performance in Portraits from a Fire.[8]
He has also appeared in the films Montana Story[10] and Broken Angel,[11] and has had supporting or guest roles in the television series Letterkenny, Cardinal, Hudson & Rex and Molly of Denali.
References[edit]
- ^ Dana Gee, "Variety and Whistler Film Festival announce 10 Canadians to Watch list". Vancouver Sun, November 25, 2022.
- ^ Gail Johnson, "Whistler Film Festival: Jules Arita Koostachin draws on Cree cultural practices in Broken Angel". Stir, November 24, 2022.
- ^ Falcon McLeod-Shabogesic, "Tall Crees stop in for visit". North Bay Nugget, December 1, 2012.
- ^ Gerry Leibel, "Vancouver reconciliation play comes to Kitamaat". The Northern Sentinel, January 27, 2018.
- ^ Chris Knight, "Indigenous love story; Red Snow the latest of proud stories making it to the Canadian big screen". Ottawa Citizen, March 13, 2020.
- ^ Emelie Peacock, "Inside Red Snow, a movie embracing the NWT and its languages". Cabin Radio, October 24, 2019.
- ^ Chris Knight, "Film review: Run Woman Run". National Post, March 25, 2022.
- ^ a b Vincent Schilling, "American Indian Film Festival: 126 films, 30 nominees, 6 winners". Indian Country Today, November 7, 2021.
- ^ Jace Koblun, "Run Woman Run filmed on Six Nations and cameos Tom Longboat’s grandson". Two Row Times, February 23, 2022.
- ^ David Rooney, "‘Montana Story’: Film Review | TIFF 2021". The Hollywood Reporter, September 16, 2021.
- ^ Tyler Treese, "Exclusive Broken Angel Trailer Previews Indigenous Drama". Coming Soon, October 7, 2022.