Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun is a 2023 Canadian documentary film, directed by Banchi Hanuse.Crystal St. Pierre, "Excitement, terror, freedom and sometimes pure happiness: A hot docs film about Indian relay". Windspeaker, April 12, 2023. The film profiles Logan Red Crow, a young Siksika woman who is preparing to compete in the male-dominated Indian Relay horse race.Andrew Parker, "Hot Docs 2023 Review: Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun". TheGATE.ca, April 28, 2023.
The film premiered on February 25, 2023 at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Montana,Nora Mable, "'I'm going to race': Documentary on Indian relay premieres in Missoula Saturday". The Missoulian, February 22, 2023. and had its Canadian premiere at the 2023 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in April.
Awards At Big Sky, the film won the Big Sky Award for films honouring "the character, history, tradition and imagination of the American West".Melanie Goodfellow, "'The Teachers' Lounge' Wins Berlinale Europa Cinemas Prize; EFM Attendance Figures & First Nation Doc Scoops Montana's Big Sky Award – Global Briefs". Deadline Hollywood, February 24, 2023.
It won five Leo Awards in 2023, for Best Feature Length Documentary (Carey Newman, Izzy Pullen, Mike Wavrecan), Best Screenwriting in a Feature Length Documentary (Hanuse, Tanya Maryniak), Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary (Luke Connor, Ben Giesbrecht), Best Picture Editing in a Feature Length Documentary (Maryniak) and Best Sound in a Feature Length Documentary (David Parfit, Brenda Sevilla, Ariana Brophy, Tyler Devon Gillis, Jayme Langen, Zak Cohen).Monica Lamb-Yorski, "Film directed by Banchi Hanuse garners 5 Leo Awards". 100 Mile Free Press, July 14, 2023.
The film was named to the initial longlist for the 2023 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.Connie Thiessen, "DGC unveils 2023 Discovery Award long list". Broadcast Dialogue, September 12, 2023.
At the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, the film won the Cinema Indigenized award for Best Indigenous Feathre Fulm."Cinéfest reveals 2023 award winners". Sudbury.com, September 28, 2023. At the 2023 Calgary International Film Festival, it won the Audience Choice award for Generation Next."Summer Qamp, Drawing a Life audience favourites at CIFF". LiveWire Calgary, October 3, 2023.
Connor and Giesbrecht received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024."BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.
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