Victoria Anderson-Gardner is a two-spirited award-winning Anishinaabe writer, director and producer from Migisi Sahgaigan First Nation, Ontario. They are a resident in the 2024 Norman Jewison Film Writer's Program with the Canadian Film Centre. They most recently completed a three-month long Indigenous Youth Group Program in Aotearoa (New Zealand). They graduated from the Toronto Metropolitan University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Film Studies. Victoria was awarded the Glenn Gould Protegé Prize for their work from Glenn Gould laureate Alanis Obomsawin. Victoria is focused on creating Indigenous content, showcasing underrepresented communities and using their skills as a filmmaker to educate.

Victoria grew up between the city of Thunder Bay and their community of Migisi Sahgaigan First Nation, which allowed for both an urban and traditional upbringing. Victoria grew up dancing traditionally as a jingle dress dancer and a fancy shawl dancer, attending pow wows and ceremonies alongside their family and gives thanks to their mother Bonnie Anderson, and father Ken Gardner, for ensuring they grew upThe CFC’s “In Character” Productions are original, cinematic character driven 2-hander scenes, written by the writers and directed by the directors in the Norman Jewison Film Program. These are intended to deepen our filmmakers appreciation of cinematic character creation and working with actors within a very contained on-set experience. Actors involved in these productions will have the opportunity to work with 2 different directors as they direct them in the same scene and these produced scenes will be made available later in September for the actor’s reels. surrounded by the Anishinaabe culture. Being able to grow up in an environment that nurtured exploration and to dream big, had Victoria always wondering about the greater unknown. As they grew older, their love for sci-fi and horror films and books grew as well. Now as an established filmmaker, Victoria is now moving into the sci-fi and horror genres and wants to contribute to the growing Indigenous futurism content through their work.

The CFC’s “In Character” Productions are original, cinematic character driven 2-hander scenes, written by the writers and directed by the directors in the Norman Jewison Film Program. These are intended to deepen our filmmakers appreciation of cinematic character creation and working with actors within a very contained on-set experience. Actors involved in these productions will have the opportunity to work with 2 different directors as they direct them in the same scene and these produced scenes will be made available later in September for the actor’s reels.

Sema is worried that she might be pregnant. Alone at home in her apartment, she does a pregnancy test. Her boyfriend Sage arrives back home unexpectedly and surprises Sema. Sage naively discusses how they could raise their baby leaving Sema irritated. The pregnancy test reveals a positive symbol which pushes Sema to reveal that she’s been having an affair.