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TJ Cuthand

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Biography

TJ Cuthand was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1978, and grew up in Saskatoon. Since 1995 he has been making short experimental narrative videos and films about sexuality, madness, Queer identity and love, and Indigeneity, which have screened in festivals internationally, including the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, Mix Brasil Festival of Sexual Diversity in Sao Paolo, ImagineNATIVE in Toronto, Ann Arbour Film Festival, Images in Toronto, Berlinale in Berlin, New York Film Festival, Outfest,and Oberhausen International Short Film Festival. His work has also exhibited at galleries including the Remai in Saskatoon, The National Gallery in Ottawa, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, MoMA in New York, and The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. He completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in Film and Video at Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2005, and his Masters of Arts in Media Production at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2015. He has made commissioned work for Urban Shaman and Videopool in Winnipeg, Cinema Politica in Montreal, VIMAF in Vancouver, and Bawaadan Collective in Canada. In 2020 he completed working on a 2D video game called A Bipolar Journey based on his experience learning and dealing with his bipolar disorder. It can be found here. He has also written three feature screenplays and has performed at Live At The End Of The Century in Vancouver, Queer City Cinema’s Performatorium in Regina, and 7a*11d in Toronto. In 2017 he won the Hnatyshyn Foundation’s REVEAL Indigenous Art Award. He is a Whitney Biennial 2019 artist. He has made 32 videos and films and counting. Currently he has a feature film in development. He is a non-binary Butch boy who uses He/Him pronouns. He is of Plains Cree and Scots descent, a member of Little Pine First Nation, and currently resides in Toronto, Canada.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Boi Oh Boi
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Boi Oh Boi

Boi Oh Boi
Self
Poster for Sight
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Sight

Sight
Self (voice)
Poster for Woman Dress
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Woman Dress

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Woman Dress
Poster for Reclamation
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Reclamation

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Reclamation
Poster for Just Dandy
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Just Dandy

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Just Dandy
Poster for Lessons In Baby Dyke Theory
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Lessons In Baby Dyke Theory

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Lessons In Baby Dyke Theory
Poster for Through the Looking Glass
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Through the Looking Glass

Through the Looking Glass
Alice
Poster for Helpless Maiden Makes an "I" Statement
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Helpless Maiden Makes an "I" Statement

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Helpless Maiden Makes an "I" Statement
Helpless Maiden
Poster for Less Lethal Fetishes
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Less Lethal Fetishes

Less Lethal Fetishes
Poster for 2-Spirit Introductory Special $19.99
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2-Spirit Introductory Special $19.99

2-Spirit Introductory Special $19.99

Production

Poster for Colonization: The Second Coming
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Colonization: The Second Coming

Colonization: The Second Coming
Director
Poster for Bisexual Wannabe
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Bisexual Wannabe

Bisexual Wannabe
Writer
Poster for Bisexual Wannabe
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Bisexual Wannabe

Bisexual Wannabe
Director
Poster for Bisexual Wannabe
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Bisexual Wannabe

Bisexual Wannabe
Editor
Poster for Bisexual Wannabe
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Bisexual Wannabe

Bisexual Wannabe
Producer
Poster for Lessons In Baby Dyke Theory
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Lessons In Baby Dyke Theory

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Lessons In Baby Dyke Theory
Director
Poster for Working Baby Dyke Theory: The Diasporic Impact of Cross-Generational Barriers
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Working Baby Dyke Theory: The Diasporic Impact of Cross-Generational Barriers

Working Baby Dyke Theory: The Diasporic Impact of Cross-Generational Barriers
Director
Poster for Untouchable
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Untouchable

Untouchable
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Poster for Untouchable
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Untouchable

Untouchable
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Poster for Untouchable
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Untouchable

Untouchable
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