European premiere
Janelle Niles is a Black, Mi’kmaw, two-spirited woman from Sipekne’katik First Nation in Nova Scotia and a stand-up comedian. Despite a tumultuous upbringing, Janelle embraces her biracial experience and queer identity, using stand-up to usher in a new era of inclusive comedy. FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE.
| Director | Cass Gardiner (algonquin, anishinaabe)Kelly Zemnickis |
| Rating | G |
| Running time | 9 min |
| Language | English |
| Subtitles | English |
| Year | 2023 |
| Country | Canada |
Cass Gardiner is an Anishinaabe Algonquin filmmaker, curator, and writer from Kebaowek First Nation in what we now call Quebec, Canada. She directed the short film JANELLE NILES: INCONVENIENT, part of Citizen Minutes Season 2 JANELLE NILES: INCONVENIENT premiered at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in 2023 and is streaming on CBC Gem ... 
Kelly Zemnickis is a filmmaker, stand-up comedian, playwright and podcaster. She co-produced the award-winning feature documentary No Responders Left Behind (Paradox Pictures/Blue Ant Media/Discovery +), which received a Canadian Screen Award Nomination for the Donald Brittain Award: Best Social/Political Documentary Program in 2022. As a comedian, Kelly has shared the stage with such comedy greats ...
