Johnny Tootall
Encyclopedia
Johnny Tootall is a 2005 television film written and directed by Shirley Cheechoo
and was filmed around Vancouver Island
, British Columbia
with the Ahousaht Nations people. It won "Best Film" honors at the 2005 American Indian Film Festival
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Shirley Cheechoo
Shirley Cheechoo is an award winning Cree actress, writer, producer, director, and visual artist, probably best known for her solo-voice or monodrama play Path With No Moccasins, as well as her work with De-Ba-Jeh-Mu-Jig theatre group...
and was filmed around Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
with the Ahousaht Nations people. It won "Best Film" honors at the 2005 American Indian Film Festival
American Indian Film Festival
The American Indian Film Festival is an annual non-profit film festival in San Francisco. It is the world's oldest venue dedicated to Native American films and prepared the way for the 1979 formation of the American Indian Film Institute....
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Cast
- Adam BeachAdam BeachAdam Ruebin Beach is a Canadian Saulteaux actor.He is best known for his roles as Tommy on Walker, Texas Ranger, Kickin' Wing in Joe Dirt, Marine Private First Class Ira Hayes in Flags of Our Fathers, Private Ben Yazzie in Windtalkers, Dr...
as Johnny Tootall - Nathaniel Arcand as RT
- Alex RiceAlex RiceAlexandrea Kawisenhawe Rice born in 1972 in Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada, is a First Nation actress.-Early life:Alex Rice is a Kanien'kehaka born in 1972 in Kahnawake, Quebec, and is proud of her Mohawk heritage. She is also a member of the Rice family of Kahnawake, having descended from Edmund...
as Serena - Sheila TouseySheila TouseySheila May Tousey is an Native American actress.-Biography:Born in Keshena, Wisconsin, Tousey is a Menominee and Stockbridge-Munsee Indian, raised on both Menominee and Stockbridge-Munsee Reservations.-Filmography:-External links:*...
as Agnes (as Sheila May Tousey) - Ben CottonBen CottonBen Cotton is a Canadian actor perhaps best known for his role in the TV series Stargate Atlantis playing the scientist Dr. Kavanagh. He is also famous for his portrayel of "Leon Bell" in the game Dead Rising 2...
as Henry - Miranda Frigon as Luke
- Shawn Reis as Lloyd
- Randi Knighton as Tiffany
- Jazmine Charleson as Dancer 1
- Shyanne Samuel as Dancer 2
- Kathleen Ambrose as Dancer 3
- Francine Charleson as Dancer 4