I want to make films that subvert audiences expectations on what an Indigenous film can be. I want an audience to think after a film I make, "Wow, that was an Indigenous team?!"
Dustin McGladrey is an emerging cisgender IndigiQueer Producer/Director/Writer from the Nisga'a Nation. His filmography includes acting performances in shorts and features, as well as directing five festival-quality short films. Dustin is a co-owner of his own film company, Likinskw Productions Inc., which was started in 2022 with his partner Rosie Johnnie-Mills. He aspires to bring Indigenous futurisms and identity on screen. His last award-winning short film, House After, dealt with his family's residential school experience. He has two more short films in 2023 that are ready to begin festival runs.
Accompanying his filmmaking skills, Dustin is an accomplished radio personality. He has accumulated over 6680 hours of radio broadcasting experience from 2010 - 2018, serving in several radio stations within Western Canada. This radio experience gave him excellent interview skills as on-air live guests were a weekly occurrence. Dustin has finished a Bachelor's in Film Production at the University of British Columbia. He is taking a break from schooling to make films before returning to complete a Master's Degree.
College
Capilano University
Film
20182020
College
University of British Columbia
Film Production
2018Present
Birth Date
February 16, 1991
Birth City
Terrace, BC
Current City
Vancouver, BC
Height
6'1"
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
First Nations
Eye Color
Brown
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
Married To
Rosie Johnnie-Mills
Churchman James B. McCullagh recalled what Sim’oogit Israel Sgat’iin cautioned him, “not to say too much against heathen ways. I was but a leaf in this (The Nass) country, and he had only to blow with his mouth to send me flying back again to the sea!”
I want to make films that subvert audiences expectations on what an Indigenous film can be. I want an audience to think after a film I make, "Wow, that was an Indigenous team?!"
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