Speaker Michelle Thrush
Michelle is a well known artist having worked professionally as an actor, writer,
and director in film, television and theatre. During that time she has won multiple
awards including the 2011 Gemini for 'Best Lead Actress in a Continuing
Dramatic Series' and a three time Rosie Award winner for "Best Alberta Actress"
and in 2018, Michelle was honoured to receive The Betty Mitchell Award for "Best
Actress" for newest solo show, Inner Elder.
In 2012, Michelle became a founding member of the ground breaking production
Making Treaty 7. She was also co director, actor and a contributing writer on this
continuously sold out theatre extravaganza.
Through the many years in the arts Ms. Thrush has been dedicated to working
alongside Indigenous youth across Canada. She believe in the magic of
storytelling and comedy to empower youth to speak their own stories of
resilience. Through it all her though her greatest accomplishment will always be
her two beautiful daughters, whom Michelle admits was actually a co production.
Speaking on: Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Forum #1 Scripted Comedy; Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Forum #2 Unscripted/Documentary; Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Forum #3 Scripted Drama
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