Zoe Leigh Hopkins

Zoe Leigh Hopkins Biography

Zoe Leigh Hopkins is a Canadian Heiltsuk/Mohawk writer and film director who started her career in acting in 2009 and later pursued filmmaking.

Biography

Hopkins was born in British Columbia, Canada, in the Heilstuk fishing village. She started her working in film at the age of 15 as an actor in the film Black Robe (1991). Afterwards she went to Ryerson University to get a BAA in Film in 1997. She then worked as an independent filmmaker directing her first short film Prayer for a Good Day (2004) starring; Christina Bomberry, Taysha Fuller and Delmor Jacobs, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Hopkins is also a part of the Embargo Collective, which is a group of seven film makers from around the world who are indigenous peoples that collaborate and challenge each other to create new unusual films. She was selected by the [[ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival]] to join this group. Most of her films are short films, however she is transitioning to feature-length films such as developing the film Running Home with Toronto-based Production Company Big Soul Productions.

The Embargo Collective

The Embargo Collective has happened twice, in both instances of the program Zoe Leigh Hopkins has been an active member and participant. The second Embargo Collective, named Embargo Collective II was started due to the major success of the first Embargo Collective. The goal of this program is to provide more opportunities for indigenous film making and collaboration within the industry of film. The program pairs both established and up and coming aboriginal film makers together to create new and interesting short films.

Filmography

Production	Role	Year
Black Robe	Actor	1991
Prayer for a Good Day	Director, Writer, Producer	2004
One-eyed Dogs Are Free	Director, Writer, Producer	2006
Tsi tkahhtayen	Director, Writer, Producer	2009
Our First Voices	Director, Writer	2010
Button Blanket	Director, Writer	2010
Mohawk Midnight Runners	Director, Writer, Producer	2013
The Embargo Project	Director	2015

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