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Harold C. Joe

As a member of Cowichan Tribes, Harold works as a cultural worker, archeology consultant, filmmaker, and producer. He does this to preserve and teach about the values and traditions of his ancestral Cowichan culture. Harold’s on camera appearances include the Telus/ FNX sitcom series Ollie and Emma and 1491: The Untold Story of the Americas Before Columbus, as well as directing and producing the POV documentary films Wisdom of the River with Cowichan Tribes, and Broken Down, which explores issues of homelessness in the Cowichan Valley.
Harold has two documentary features Tzouhalem, investigating the story of legendary Cowichan Chief Tzouhalem, currently in post-production; and A Cedar Is Life beginning production in the spring of 2021.
Harold is passionate about passing on oral traditions and cultural teachings to our younger generations, while equally educating broader society about who First Nations are as a People.
Leslie D. Bland
Leslie has produced, written, directed, and performed in over 150 professional projects in film, television, radio, and live theatre. He has produced and directed the award-winning feature length documentary Gone South: How Canada Invented Hollywood which featured Howie Mandel, and many Canadian celebrities, for theatrical release and broadcast on Super Channel. Gone South won Best Documentary at the Glendale International Film Festival and was an official selection to 22 film festivals in Canada, the US, and the Cayman Islands including the Newport Beach Film Festival, Victoria Film Festival, and the Edmonton International Film Festival.
Leslie has a number of projects in development with a variety of Canadian broadcasters, including the TV series Orca Cove with the CBC, as well as a number of films in development including the Telefilm and CMF supported action dark comedy feature Tattie Bogles, and the comedy heist feature The Reclamation of Steve Joe.