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Arnolda Dufour Bowes

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Arnolda's first feature screenplay “Truthwalkers,” (previously titled 215 & Counting) was selected to be a live read at Vancouver International Women in Film Festival in 2023, and was a Quarterfinalist in GEMSFest 2024 International Screenwriting Contest. She was also a participant of the 2024 Whistler Film Festival as an Indigenous Filmmaker Fellowship.


Kiskisôwina” (Michif for memories), is a short film revealing the forced displacement of the Road Allowance Metis in Saskatchewan during the 1940's. Her screenplay, Nitânis (Michif for daughter), is a feature dedicated to the lives of the many MMIWG who were taken too soon. Both of these projects are currently in development.

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Gordon Tootoosis Nikaniwin Theatre has selected Arnolda as part of their New Voices Playwright Residency program for 2023. Honoured to be working as a Playwright Resident, she is excited for this new adventure and writing an adaptation of her book 20.12m.

Arnolda is entering the 2nd year as a Playwright Resident with GTNT and continuing work on the play adaption of Apples & Traintracks.

Arnolda also is in development of a community play promoting the Saskatoon Mother's Center.

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Wednesday, Oct 18 2023

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Schedule will be posted Aug 31

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