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Bio of Artist Donald Morin
ABSTRACT Inter-disciplinary Artist Donald Morin continues to mesmerize audiences in his work as a performer, filmmaker, or grandfather (To his grand daughter )
Inter-disciplinary Artist Available for negotiations
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Acting as Policeman Red Brown in John 3:16 feature film June 2017
Writer/Director Donald Morin filming Actor Brad Fehr on DAM T5K Hawaiian Sovereignty AKA Lefty Revolution Film Set Hawaii January 2017
Bio of Singer /Songwriter/Actor and
Filmmaker/Media artist Donald
Morin, BA: Gros Ventre, Sarcee, Cree,
Assinibone, Ojibwa, and French
Performer/media artist Donald Morin recently
completed work as an actor for Stops Tactical
Operations, Canada. The Stops tactical work started in May 2017, and as well July 2017 and
September of this year acting in war time conflict to train soldiers. He as well acted in the feature
film John 3:16 and did some dancing work
for 3scape VR project in June of this year.
Other work 2017 consisted of acting as Co-
lead in the feature film DeRailed by Director
Thorsten Nesch in Lethbridge, Alberta and
Writing and Directing work for his
filmDAM T5K Hawaiian Sovereignty AKA Lefty Revolution Film, Previous work
consisted of a recurring role on the APTN
series BlackStone. Previous film
involvement consisted of acting coach and
camera audition work for the film The
Family by Jason Jeffery. He also appeared
at The Calgary International Film
Festival in The World Premiere of The
Feature Film The Killing Games by
Acting as Alvin Baganov in Artropia Conflict scene Stops September 2017
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Actor Donald Morin as Minister Riel in Barry J. Gillis’s The Killing Games 2012
Donald Acting in project produced by International Artist Rebecca Belmore 2008
Singer Songwriter Donald Morin’s song Walking With Sweet Mary wins Best Folk Balled Award in Los Angeles, February 2016
Canadian Director Barry J. Gillis. He was also hired for the
Aboriginal Arts Festivals held in Edmonton 2010 and 2011,
and involved with International Artist Rebecca Belmore with her
performance art work at the Museum of Anthropology and the
Orr Gallery in Vancouver 2010. 2008 Donald worked for
Monroe Communications as an actor on a web based project
call The Law Project. 2007 he studied and worked with
Gunargie O’Sullivan during the Ten Day Intensive of The
Activist Documentary Film Workshop of the Galiano Island
Film and Television School in BC. He
also co-produced radio programs for
Coop Radio’s Community Radio
programs When Spirit Whispers and
Snewaylh Language program with Co-
host/producer Gunargie O’Sullivan”.
2006, he performed for Rebecca
Belmore and acted for Infinity Films
of Florida, USA. Other work consisted
of the principal role of “Marty” in a
radio musical called The Tipping
Point, a Theatre In The Raw
production for The 2nd. Heart of The
City Festival and Co-op Radio. For
the festival, Donald reproduced and re-
edited his 1995 animation Sky People,
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Singer/Actor Donald Morin performing in the Lead Starring Role of Sam Wolf in Musical IOU Land at Caravan Farm theatre 2005
Singer/Actor Donald Morin performing for The Alberta Aboriginal Arts Festival, Edmot6no, Alberta
Spirits, and Transformations,
presented the 1988 SFU Film
Workshop dual screen narrative
collaborative Take It Easy When You
Talk About Me, and a short film
montage for Aboriginal Film Night.
August, 05 he completed the lead role
of “Sam Wolf” for Caravan Farm
Theatre summer musical IOU
LAND. 04/05, he finished film mentoring work for The Indigenous Media Arts Group
(IMAG) and completed teaching the Professional Development program for Native Artists.
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Donald Morin performing with his band Indians and Dogs, Friends and The Hussies with late Jimy Sdlar , Vancouver, BC at The Red Jam Slam
Donald Morin in a collage of images from his Career in the Arts as an actor, modern dancer, filmmaker, singer/songwriter, radio producer/host, and film promotion. 1981 - 2008
He has showed a 45
minute version of his
7 Fires film and his
academic paper NDNs
In the Age Of Terror
in Atlanta, Georgia,
USA at the University
Of Georgia, Art &
Design and for The Society for Cinema and Media Studies 2004 International Conference.
2004, he was one of the keynote Speakers/Presenters at The Annual AGM for The National
Alliance for Media Artists at the
RimShot Media Festival in
Vancouver, and Cinematographer
for the short The Birthday
produced by Wendy Nahanee. 2003,
he completed the S.E.A.R.C.H
program @ The Alliance for Art
and Culture, sat for the 2,003
Canada Council For The Arts
selection Committee and completed
teaching the Native youth and the professional development programs @ the Indigenous Media
Arts Group . He also taught at the Digital Film program at The Native Education Centre. The
7 Fires 4 U…Kitchi Manitou film was also presented @ the 13th. Annual La Terres En Vue
Film/Video Festival in Montreal of June, 2,003.
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Singer/Actor Donald Morin performing as the Vagabond in the Lead Starring Role of Sam Wolf in Musical IOU Land at Caravan Farm theatre 2005
Singer/Actor Donald Morin performing as Willy Frencheater in the Multi Media event Indians & Dogs, Vancouver, BC
That year he also
completed the
direction of two
video shorts for
Monique Giard
entitled VICIOUS
ATTACK, and I’M
FIRST NATIONS
AND PROUD OF IT. 2,002, 7 Fires 4 U…Kitchi Manitou premiered @ the 5th. Annual
IMAGeNation Indigenous Film/Video Festival in Vancouver after his digital filmmaking
teaching work. November, he directed and videographed the one hour DVCAM production
promoting Elder’s Care for Producer Rasunah Marsden. Work also involved Film Consultant for
German Company Relevant Film’s
project “BluePrint", photographed in
Europe and Canada. In 2,001, Donald
shot 16mm film for 7 Fires 4
U…Kitchi Manitou, and worked with
Robert Free of the American Indian
Movement in Seattle Washington. 2,000, Mr Morin
also worked on various Television series such as First
Wave, and So Weird. He also published the magazine
edition of The Metis Sauvage European Tour website
Director/Cinematographer of two video shorts for Monique Giard entitled VICIOUS ATTACK, and I’M FIRST NATIONS AND PROUD OF IT.
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for Mannitou Creations, and shot 16mm film footage
of his 2,002 release. 1999, He produced and toured The
Metis Sauvage European Tour in Amsterdam, Berlin,
Copenhagen, Paris, and London. March 94, he worked
as a principal actor in the NBC Movie of The Week
with Richard Crenna and Beverly De”Angelo in Seattle,
Washington. Mr. Morin produced and edited The 96
minute documentary dance video of Karen Jamieson’s
cross-cultural production of Gawa Gyani in Tokyo,
Japan 1994. Donald was also the Writer/Director and
Producer and fellow actor for NDNs & Dogs, A Multi-
media theatre event at Neo-Nativist festival (90), Earth Voice Festival (92) & The National
Native Youth and Multicultural Conference(94). Donald Morin performed the LEAD role of
Eddy LaRoche in the Quebec 35mm film Windigo in
1993, which won awards at film festivals in Toronto and
Cannes France. 85/88/91, he was drama
instructor/director for the Spirit Song Theatre
Company, Vancouver, BC, where he re-wrote Sea Street
to an eight person play for Native youth from a two
person show for the 1987 Indigenous World Native
Youth Conference, UBC, from one man play for Surrey
Teachers Assoc. 1985, he was also the lead Actor for
Soul Survivor, which toured the Edmonton Fringe
Festival & Vancouver Fringe Festival.
Cover Page for the former hardcopy of Metis Sauvage European Tour
Poster for Quebec French Feature Film Windigo 1994, won award at TIFF 1994
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Donald Morin was with the Directors Guild of Canada from 1983-1989 and The Marie
Morton Talent Agency from 1981-1992. Donald completed his bachelor of Arts Degree with a
Fine & Performing Arts Major avec Film Concentration @ SFU 1989. Mr Morin began his 29
year career in September,1980 and continues to work as a performer and filmmaker today. All
inquires for Mr. Morin can be directed to (780)983-7189, or email address at
[email protected], [email protected] or [email protected]
Some of Donald’s songs can be found at dammedia at Isuma TV or
www.myspace.com/moredammusic
http://www.reverbnation.com/#/donaldmorin,
Thanks for visiting! Miigweech, all my relations!
A young Actor Donald Morin, when he was represented by Jerry Lodge Agency Photographer Jim Morrison.
