First Nations creators from Manitoba pick up TV deals
CBC
Two First Nations creators from Manitoba have landed TV deals amid a growing appetite among mainstream audiences for Indigenous storytelling.
"Our stories have always been there and our stories have always been great," said Paul Rabliauskas, an Anishinaabe comedian from Poplar River First Nation.
"I think everybody is catching up now."
Rabliauskas is the creator, writer and main character of Acting Good, a 10-episode series for CTV Comedy that is being produced in association with Tina Keeper's Kistikan Pictures.
The series will be filmed in Poplar River starting in the spring and is about a stand-up comedian who heads home after failing to make it big.
"He kind of comes back to the reserve with his tail between his legs and he's lying to everybody about how amazing it was, but really, it didn't go so good," said Rabliauskas.
"The show is basically about our crazy family who happen to live on the reserve."