Rezolution Pictures is an Indigenous film and television production company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The company was founded in 2001 by the husband and wife team of Ernest Webb and Catherine Bainbridge.[1] Rezolution Pictures’ passionate team is led by co-founders/Presidents/directors/executive producers Ernest Webb and Catherine Bainbridge, Vice-President/executive producer Christina Fon, and CFO/executive producer Linda Ludwick.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film Television Production |
| Founded | Montreal, Quebec (2001) |
| Founder | Catherine Bainbridge Ernest Webb |
| Headquarters | Montreal , Canada |
Key people | Catherine Bainbridge Ernest Webb Christina Fon Linda Ludwick Neil Diamond |
| Website | rezolutionpictures |
Rezolution’s Emmy-nominated feature documentary, Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, has won several awards, including Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Masterful Storytelling and three Canadian Screen Awards for Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Cinematography and Best Editing. Another of Rezolution’s award-winning feature documentaries is the 2010 Peabody winner Reel Injun. The company’s documentary series Gespe'gewa'gi: The Last Land premiered on APTN in February 2021.[2] Its comedy series Moose TV, for the Showcase network in Canada, received the Indie Award for Best Comedy Series from the Canadian Film and Television Producers Association in 2008.[3]
Rezolution's authentic, intentional, and impactful storytelling spans several genres, including comedies, dramas, TV series and big-budget non-fiction documentary features, creating more than 100 hours of content. They have established original Indigenous content within mainstream media and sold programming around the world in major markets to broadcasters including APTN, CBC GEM, Superchannel, OMNI, TVO, CBC, RDI, ARTV, Télé-Québec, FNX, Knowledge, and Bell Media, and internationally with Vision Maker, PBS, Peacock +, and ARTE.[4]
Rezolution has produced multiple works by directors of Quebec Aboriginal heritage, including Tracey Deer and Neil Diamond.[5][6] Webb and Bainbridge are also co-founders of The Nation, a news magazine serving the Cree people of Eeyou Istchee.[7]
Productions
editFactual
edit- Cree Spoken Here (2001)
- One More River: The Deal that Split the Cree (2004)
- Heavy Metal: A Mining Disaster in Northern Quebec (2004)
- Mohawk Girls (2004)
- Rez Rides (2004)
- Dabb Iyiyuu (2004–2006)
- Moose TV (2006)
- Mommy Mommy (2008)
- Club Native (2008)
- The Last Explorer (2008)
- Reel Injun (2009)
- Down the Mighty River (2009)
- Working It Out Together (2010-2015)
- Smoke Traders (2011)
- Indians & Aliens (2013–2017)
- The Wolverine: The Fight of the James Bay Cree (2014)
- The Oka Legacy (2015)
- Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World (2017)
- Dream Catchers Bio (2018)
- Searching for Cleopatra (2020)
- Aging Well (2020)
- Truth and Lies (2023)
- Red Fever (2024)
- So Surreal: Behind the Masks (2024)
Scripted
edit- Mohawk Girls (2014–2017)
- Little Bird (2023)
References
edit- ^ Hampson, Sarah (April 3, 2009). "Adopting a broader view of family". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
- ^ Dicaire, Eric (February 14, 2021). "New docuseries opens a window into the lives of eastern Mi'kmaw fishers". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ "Moose TV is funniest at Indie Awards". Playback. March 3, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
- ^ "About Rezpics". Rezolution Pictures. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Griffin, John (December 5, 2009). "Tracey Deer is shattering stereotypes". Montreal Gazette. Canwest. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
- ^ Koepke, Melora (March 18, 2010). "The real Neil Diamond". Hour magazine. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
- ^ Kelly, Brendan (December 4, 2007). "Four years to become parents". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2010.