RED FEVER
104 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024Directed byNeil Diamond & Catherine Bainbridge
Produced byRezolution Pictures - Lisa M. Roth (Producer), Rebecca Lessard (Co-Producer), Catherine Bainbridge, Linda Ludwick, Ernest Web (Executive Producers), Brittany LeBorgne (Associate Producer), Joanne Robertson (Story Producer)
LanguageEnglish
Red Fever follows Cree co-director Neil Diamond on his journey to find out why the world is so fascinated with the stereotypical imagery of Native people that is all over pop culture.
Film details
Synopsis
Red Fever is a witty and entertaining feature documentary about the profound — yet hidden — Indigenous influence on Western culture and identity.
The film follows Cree co-director Neil Diamond as he asks, “Why do they love us so much?!” and sets out on a journey to find out why the world is so fascinated with the stereotypical imagery of Native people that is all over pop culture.
Why have Indigenous cultures been revered, romanticized, and appropriated for so long, and to this day? Red Fever uncovers the surprising truths behind the imagery — so buried in history that even most Native people don`t know about them.
Crew
Script writer : Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge
Editing : Rebecca Lessard
Colorist : Vicky-Lynn Roy
Illustrator : Meky Ottawa, Destiny Chescappio
Sound Designer : Daniel Toussaint
Sound Mixer : Daniel Toussaint
Music : Jesse Zubot, Pura Fé
Producer : Lisa M. Roth
Co-Producer : Rebecca Lessard
Executive Producers : Catherine Bainbridge, Linda Ludwick, Ernest Webb
Associate Producer : Brittany LeBorgne
Story Producer : Joanne Robertson
Direction
Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond is from the Cree community, Waskaganish, on the coast of James Bay. Neil directed the award-winning feature documentary, Reel Injun, as well as One More River, Cree Spoken Here, and Heavy Metal: A Mining Disaster in Northern Quebec with Rezolution Pictures. His credits also include Inuit Cree Reconciliation, The Last Explorer and Dab Iyiyuu. He is an award winning photographer and co-founder of The Nation, the first news magazine to serve the Cree of northern Quebec and Ontario.
Filmography
Red Fever, Feature Documentary, 2024
Reel Injun, Feature Documentary, 2009
Inuit Cree Reconciliation, Short Documentary, 2013
The Last Explorer, Docudrama, 2008
One More River: The Deal that Split the Cree, Feature Documentary, 2005
Heavy Metal: A Mining Disaster in Northern Quebec, Short Documentary, 2004
Cree Spoken Here, Documentary, 2003
Catherine Bainbridge
Catherine Bainbridge is the co-founder, executive producer, and VP of business and creative development at Rezolution Pictures. She directed the Emmy-nominated, Sundance and CSA award-winning feature doc, RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World, and co-directed the Peabody and CSA award-winning feature doc, Reel Injun. Catherine is also an executive producer on the Crave Original series, Little Bird. Through her work at Rezolution, Catherine has been instrumental in changing the narrative when it comes to diversity and representation in the entertainment industry.
Filmography
Red Fever, Feature Documentary, 2024
RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World, Feature Documentary, 2017
Smoke Traders, Feature Documentary, 2012
Reel Injun, Feature Documentary, 2009