Piapot First Nation students get crash course in filmmaking – CBC

Nov 01, 2024

‘You kind of just have to wing it if you make a mistake sometimes’

Students in Piapot First Nation near Regina got the chance to make their own horror movie trailers during a two-day crash course in film production, and now their trailers are facing off against ones made by other communities in an online film festival.

Jarius Straightnose, a Grade 6 student at Chief Payepot School, said he played a zombie cop, and the hardest part for him was to keep a straight face.

“It was pretty nerve-racking,” he said.

“You had to act without smiling.”

He said he had fun running around but doesn’t think acting is in his future. He enjoyed learning some cool photography skills.