https://jackiebatsinduka.com Jackie Batsinduka Mon, 10 Jan 2022 18:54:52 +0000 https://jackiebatsinduka.com en https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Home Thu, 18 Jul 2019 21:11:05 +0000 Jackie Batsinduka https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Home jackie &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; batsinduka Afro-Canadian Screenwriter &amp; Director&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; About Film Video Essays Interviews Photography https://jackiebatsinduka.com/About Thu, 18 Jul 2019 21:11:05 +0000 Jackie Batsinduka https://jackiebatsinduka.com/About About <img width="3680" height="5520" width_o="3680" height_o="5520" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/47d89f07cec2cdf2255dce32f8db51cc9511a9196bf638212fe56335b06e7653/IMG_6099.jpg" data-mid="47002047" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/47d89f07cec2cdf2255dce32f8db51cc9511a9196bf638212fe56335b06e7653/IMG_6099.jpg" /> A writer, director, and the 2006 Royal Oak Elementary School Spelling Bee champion, Jackie has always liked staying busy. A graduate of Concordia University’s Communications Studies program, Jackie began her professional film career in visual effects, coordinating the production teams of major feature films.&nbsp; Jackie’s latest short film GENI, which she wrote, directed &amp; starred in, had its premiere at the Regent Park Film Festival in 2019. That same year, she was selected for the Black Women Film! Canada Leadership Program. Her latest directing credits are for two episodes of&nbsp; CBC Gem’s 2021 digital series VIRGINS! In 2024, Jackie was selccted to take part in Anthony Q. Farrell’s renowned Diverse Showrunner Bootcamp, sponsored by Warner Bros. Discovery. Jackie has graced many a writers’ room with her presence, including CSA 2024 winner of Best Comedy Series BRIA MACK GETS A LIFE, CSA 2024 nominee for Best Comedy WORKIN’ MOMS, CSA 2025 nominee for Best Comedy ONE MORE TIME, and Netflix’s smash hit dramedy GINNY &amp; GEORGIA.&nbsp; She spent her quaran-time co-creating, co-producing and co-hosting virtual filmmaking skill share SKILLIN’ IT&nbsp;with Coral Aiken, and webseries SLUMBER PARTY with Rebecca Rogers. In her spare time, Jackie likes to take out too many library books out at once, bike through Toronto’s city intersections without stopping, and manifest an invite to Issa Rae’s annual yacht party.&nbsp; For any inquiries, contact the Jennifer Hollyer Agency. &nbsp; https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Geni Sun, 21 Jul 2019 23:25:09 +0000 Jackie Batsinduka https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Geni Geni (2019) Geni is writer, director, and star Jackie Batsinduka’s first fully crowded-funded project. A daughter estranged from her mother returns home to confront their past, and its intrinsic link to the 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsis. Starring opposite her mother, this is Batsinduka’s most personal story yet. Official selection at Regent Park Film Festival 2019, Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival 2020, Montreal Black Film Festival 2020, and screened by the Feminist Art Collective, the Humming Collective, and Listen, Explore &amp; Learn. Follow the progress of the film on Facebook, and Instagram,&nbsp;and check out the press kit here.&nbsp; <img width="2554" height="1444" width_o="2554" height_o="1444" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9970833fe572e34bf69c8cef4341ebcce87ce8c767f29ee486be3fcea0029bd4/remember-when-i-nearly-killed-us-with-that-light---.png" data-mid="47063239" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9970833fe572e34bf69c8cef4341ebcce87ce8c767f29ee486be3fcea0029bd4/remember-when-i-nearly-killed-us-with-that-light---.png" /> <img width="2558" height="1440" width_o="2558" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/87b2348e90fad337e154d845ed4126e64d0ee0a8ed9db1b593fabdb072e00c8e/bedroom-night.png" data-mid="47063237" border="0" data-scale="60" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/87b2348e90fad337e154d845ed4126e64d0ee0a8ed9db1b593fabdb072e00c8e/bedroom-night.png" /> <img width="2556" height="1444" width_o="2556" height_o="1444" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e4f3436785d14a62c6aa35f7436c3294d9a4555592a1091f915fd46cc0b6cbd/sad-little-geni.png" data-mid="47063240" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5e4f3436785d14a62c6aa35f7436c3294d9a4555592a1091f915fd46cc0b6cbd/sad-little-geni.png" /> <img width="2550" height="1436" width_o="2550" height_o="1436" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/116806f3caa30605ae6be23c3e36ead9f7fad8bf3caeb8e801e442a0f86312a8/Screen-Shot-2019-07-21-at-7.33.01-PM.png" data-mid="47063814" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/116806f3caa30605ae6be23c3e36ead9f7fad8bf3caeb8e801e442a0f86312a8/Screen-Shot-2019-07-21-at-7.33.01-PM.png" /> <img width="2552" height="1438" width_o="2552" height_o="1438" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9fcfa0710921631a38173dd715f018c739914186a50e585ff6ab1e2e22fe1a13/oh-wa-a-a-a.png" data-mid="47063238" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9fcfa0710921631a38173dd715f018c739914186a50e585ff6ab1e2e22fe1a13/oh-wa-a-a-a.png" /> Director, Writer &amp; Star ····· Jackie BatsindukaProducer ····· Rebecca Rogers Director of Photography ····· Nancy Pettincchio https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Bonin Sun, 21 Jul 2019 23:02:53 +0000 Jackie Batsinduka https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Bonin Bonin’ (2017) A romantic comedy in the style of the 1960s French New Wave, Bonin’&nbsp;follows the love affair between Boo and Zeik, two schnauzers who meet after their owners match on Tinder. With its tongue-and-cheek approach, Bonin’ tells the story of finding puppy love in an age of dating apps and casual hookups. Watch the film here. <img width="2554" height="1324" width_o="2554" height_o="1324" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/15cbd3d57d59fbfc69137968511d52cc2e0933436beeaa3cd0e4b3dc60e413c4/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.39.19-PM.png" data-mid="47062326" border="0" data-scale="64" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/15cbd3d57d59fbfc69137968511d52cc2e0933436beeaa3cd0e4b3dc60e413c4/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.39.19-PM.png" /> <img width="2558" height="1442" width_o="2558" height_o="1442" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/29d3df74fa857770f1714eeb60afa5cb50479c06eaf56a10212fa37625ac4241/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.40.11-PM.png" data-mid="47062327" border="0" data-scale="60" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/29d3df74fa857770f1714eeb60afa5cb50479c06eaf56a10212fa37625ac4241/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.40.11-PM.png" /> <img width="2548" height="1592" width_o="2548" height_o="1592" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4eeb2f7596d8f76b00ebb8c4116d5bae2e1987d3a8c26f9b049b951dd1b585b7/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.33.40-PM.png" data-mid="47062324" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4eeb2f7596d8f76b00ebb8c4116d5bae2e1987d3a8c26f9b049b951dd1b585b7/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.33.40-PM.png" /> <img width="2556" height="1432" width_o="2556" height_o="1432" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/84fbeb85f26a1e245e2e8f9ff943ac6d29607dd2469c284516ec68ab53b31fdd/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.34.04-PM.png" data-mid="47062328" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/84fbeb85f26a1e245e2e8f9ff943ac6d29607dd2469c284516ec68ab53b31fdd/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.34.04-PM.png" /> <img width="2560" height="1442" width_o="2560" height_o="1442" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/882f81b3ed51526e601dd14fec56cc9bf45e40749f7f7e59b1333d9df9adbc27/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.37.37-PM.png" data-mid="47062325" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/882f81b3ed51526e601dd14fec56cc9bf45e40749f7f7e59b1333d9df9adbc27/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.37.37-PM.png" /> Director &amp; Writer ····· Jackie BatsindukaDirector of Photography ····· Bethy MoncionEditor ····· Zoé Realffe-Dagenais https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Offbeat Sun, 21 Jul 2019 23:11:14 +0000 Jackie Batsinduka https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Offbeat Offbeat (2016) What happens when you and your romantic partner are no longer in rhythm with each other? Following an interracial couple’s nightly routine, Offbeat represents how differing racial identities can affect a romantic relationship. Inspired by a moment in writer-director Jackie Batsinduka’s childhood, the film offers insight on what it’s like for minorities to become self-aware of their position in society. Watch the film here. <img width="2550" height="1438" width_o="2550" height_o="1438" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/01a9fdefd7446b3a5ff02ac7419075cf29aea19a45c789d8c5bcf23950bc6adb/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.30.50-PM.png" data-mid="47062920" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/01a9fdefd7446b3a5ff02ac7419075cf29aea19a45c789d8c5bcf23950bc6adb/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.30.50-PM.png" /> <img width="2556" height="1442" width_o="2556" height_o="1442" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3bebcd172912ada24bb4e48f0ca8684593de0b4f6ca67a96f9a5449cb1a84ad3/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.28.32-PM.png" data-mid="47062922" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3bebcd172912ada24bb4e48f0ca8684593de0b4f6ca67a96f9a5449cb1a84ad3/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.28.32-PM.png" /> <img width="2544" height="1434" width_o="2544" height_o="1434" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/caf2cc9eb8d1922cf95ac3d66c0fa89b48e705a237a44ea46eef5e61de78f79c/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.28.07-PM.png" data-mid="47062919" border="0" data-scale="79" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/caf2cc9eb8d1922cf95ac3d66c0fa89b48e705a237a44ea46eef5e61de78f79c/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.28.07-PM.png" /> <img width="2546" height="1444" width_o="2546" height_o="1444" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fdbe6943daa5ad5112ee2e0c9650ba7cb12da375a46c96b6f239f153240a1e42/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.29.52-PM.png" data-mid="47062921" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fdbe6943daa5ad5112ee2e0c9650ba7cb12da375a46c96b6f239f153240a1e42/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-3.29.52-PM.png" /> Director &amp; Writer ······ Jackie BatsindukaDirector of Photography ····· Nadim Gizabi Sound ····· Camille St-Laurent Editor ····· Chloe Mackenzie-Lee https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Slumber-Party Mon, 10 Jan 2022 17:25:55 +0000 Jackie Batsinduka https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Slumber-Party Slumber Party (2020-present) Hosted by IRL BFFLs Jackie Batsinduka and Rebecca Rogers, Slumber Party is a&nbsp; webseries that untangles teenage and young adulthood from Y2K to today. Through the hosts’ nostalgic yet critical take on growing up in the age of the internet, Slumber Party tries to make sense of the overly mediated lives of its hosts and viewers through video essays, interviews, and sketches. Slumber Party was generously supported by the Indigenous Screen Office’s Solidarity Fund for BIPOC Creators. Watch all episodes&nbsp;here. Created, Produced, Written &amp; Hosted by Jackie Batsinduka &amp; Rebecca Rogers https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Being-Hair Thu, 18 Jul 2019 21:11:03 +0000 Jackie Batsinduka https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Being-Hair Being: Hair (2017) Done in collaboration with culture blog Ubuntu Talks, Being: Hair showcases the intricacies and intimacy shared between two black women as one braids the other’s hair. This video was exhibited at Montreal’s Mainline Gallery as a part of Ubuntu Talks’ Being series. Watch it here. <img width="2554" height="1444" width_o="2554" height_o="1444" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/654efacaa0c12233bc87e47d315f90e3a461b259f282d9c1b8c50850948d5b3c/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-2.15.54-PM.png" data-mid="47002399" border="0" data-scale="69" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/654efacaa0c12233bc87e47d315f90e3a461b259f282d9c1b8c50850948d5b3c/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-2.15.54-PM.png" /> <img width="2546" height="1444" width_o="2546" height_o="1444" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/103cfd1d517d7b55861105844af96e0171c69f8a6325e2da6581490321a3e2f9/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-2.16.35-PM.png" data-mid="47002403" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/103cfd1d517d7b55861105844af96e0171c69f8a6325e2da6581490321a3e2f9/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-2.16.35-PM.png" /> <img width="2554" height="1444" width_o="2554" height_o="1444" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de2c7bf7fb2249b5ff023a6a2ddc31dc3b441b24cf87085345b2eeac0715a9a8/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-2.15.34-PM.png" data-mid="47002400" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de2c7bf7fb2249b5ff023a6a2ddc31dc3b441b24cf87085345b2eeac0715a9a8/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-2.15.34-PM.png" /> <img width="2552" height="1452" width_o="2552" height_o="1452" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5aae80287115a0bd5e164ad1fb0352ff1eb73c02a8d8aa7128e0f36e2b1a4fe4/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-2.16.08-PM.png" data-mid="47002401" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5aae80287115a0bd5e164ad1fb0352ff1eb73c02a8d8aa7128e0f36e2b1a4fe4/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-2.16.08-PM.png" /> <img width="2530" height="1438" width_o="2530" height_o="1438" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e6b419c579e64d6e3cdc626af00acd16c78d395b47a26ada38824f99490a75f2/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-2.14.09-PM.png" data-mid="47002402" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e6b419c579e64d6e3cdc626af00acd16c78d395b47a26ada38824f99490a75f2/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-2.14.09-PM.png" /> <img width="2552" height="1446" width_o="2552" height_o="1446" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4ec7357cac3407a60de44479f6c3a454f8a0f4feba744f2ea18a5a9a12e4e5f2/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-2.17.19-PM.png" data-mid="47002404" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4ec7357cac3407a60de44479f6c3a454f8a0f4feba744f2ea18a5a9a12e4e5f2/Screen-Shot-2019-07-20-at-2.17.19-PM.png" /> <img width="2016" height="1378" width_o="2016" height_o="1378" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3cf7945c98a17f0131bee7943309c482f375d78fd6e2e2fc2679551c1f8bf71/Screen-Shot-2019-07-15-at-3.44.27-PM.png" data-mid="47002226" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3cf7945c98a17f0131bee7943309c482f375d78fd6e2e2fc2679551c1f8bf71/Screen-Shot-2019-07-15-at-3.44.27-PM.png" /> Director, DOP &amp; Editor ······ Jackie BatsindukaCommisioned by ····· Ubuntu TalksExhibited at ····· Mainline&nbsp; Gallery https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Essays Mon, 10 Jan 2022 18:06:46 +0000 Jackie Batsinduka https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Essays “I cast my mom in a film — and learned about our family history along the way”(2021) - A first person essay &amp; interview for CBC’s Now or Never &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;“BIPOC filmmakers have something to say — and this short film fund will help amplify your voices” (2020) -&nbsp; A first person essay for CBC Arts https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Skillin-It Mon, 10 Jan 2022 18:54:52 +0000 Jackie Batsinduka https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Skillin-It Skillin‘ It (2020-present) A series produced with Aiken Heart, Skillin’ It is a virtual skill share on all things filmmaking by way of intimate conversations with film industry professionals moderated by Coral Aiken and Jackie Batsinduka. Whether it’s how our guests&nbsp; got their start, failures that have led to successes, and the best sweatpants to wear while watching your third criterion collection movie in a row, we talk about it all! We also spotlight emerging Canadian talents in #jackiescorner so you can say you know them before they made it big (you’re welcome). Watch all episodes here <img width="1740" height="976" width_o="1740" height_o="976" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a8c86b5e107c6370bc2802905a816d64289e3bbd086fa86a905028738c37cd32/Screen-Shot-2022-01-10-at-2.10.25-PM.png" data-mid="129674585" border="0" data-scale="88" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a8c86b5e107c6370bc2802905a816d64289e3bbd086fa86a905028738c37cd32/Screen-Shot-2022-01-10-at-2.10.25-PM.png" /> Episode 1... Andrew Cividino &amp; Karen Harnisch Episode 2... Jordan Canning &amp; Aleysa Young Episode 3... Maya Annick-Bedward &amp; Hubert Davis Episode 4... Lauren Grant &amp; Dan Bekerman Episode 5... Catherine Lutes &amp; Bobby Shore Episode 6... Sasha Leigh Henry &amp; Jackie Batsinduka Episode 7... Mollye Asher &amp; Riel Roch-Decter Episode 8... Vanessa Matsui &amp; Hannah Cheeseman <img width="1156" height="640" width_o="1156" height_o="640" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ef9cf6f37b9a5f8de746aa39aad8fa224ddd85ea7d0ec7f5bff851d6c9c74648/Screen-Shot-2022-01-10-at-2.10.47-PM.png" data-mid="129675670" border="0" data-scale="89" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ef9cf6f37b9a5f8de746aa39aad8fa224ddd85ea7d0ec7f5bff851d6c9c74648/Screen-Shot-2022-01-10-at-2.10.47-PM.png" /> Episode 1... Alicia K. Harris Episode 2... Heyishi Zhang Episode 3... Kourtney Jackson Episode 4... Aziz Zoromba &amp; Carol Nguyen Episode 5... Morgana McKenzie Episode 6... Kelly Fyffe-Marshall Episode 7... Emma Seligman Episode 8... Gita Miller https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Uncertainty Thu, 18 Jul 2019 21:11:03 +0000 Jackie Batsinduka https://jackiebatsinduka.com/Uncertainty Uncertainty (2018) A photo essay that portrays the roller coaster that is higher education, Uncertainty is an over saturated, cartoonish version of the classic yearbook photo. Faced with the unknown that was and is her future, art director and model Jackie Batsinduka created this series to give some humor to her feelings of dread and self-doubt. <img width="752" height="1080" width_o="752" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3e117a738acf77b4dfdf81a2e57bc81bb7c516f560184020c1f451004809b925/Diplomaofuncertainty-2.jpg" data-mid="47001459" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/752/i/3e117a738acf77b4dfdf81a2e57bc81bb7c516f560184020c1f451004809b925/Diplomaofuncertainty-2.jpg" /> <img width="639" height="1080" width_o="639" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3da8c45874ae91e457c09dea5e79323a26a117b5e91717b20b81646992c76678/Diplomaofuncertainty-122.jpg" data-mid="47001462" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/639/i/3da8c45874ae91e457c09dea5e79323a26a117b5e91717b20b81646992c76678/Diplomaofuncertainty-122.jpg" /> <img width="720" height="1080" width_o="720" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cfd87fb2f21a8855845391c636e78a873bab097e10b0c35a63055d52d890424/Diplomaofuncertainty-106.jpg" data-mid="47001461" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/8cfd87fb2f21a8855845391c636e78a873bab097e10b0c35a63055d52d890424/Diplomaofuncertainty-106.jpg" /> <img width="720" height="1080" width_o="720" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67f41db9f440856d36a673c1723d9aad4f6d19ec53e96482378ba03db9edb8fe/Diplomaofuncertainty-137.jpg" data-mid="47001463" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/67f41db9f440856d36a673c1723d9aad4f6d19ec53e96482378ba03db9edb8fe/Diplomaofuncertainty-137.jpg" /> <img width="720" height="1080" width_o="720" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/44ce1c1275031d50ba58da1568d21aa3901dd7b87f1010c3e833ee7983b346a0/Diplomaofuncertainty-3.jpg" data-mid="47001460" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/44ce1c1275031d50ba58da1568d21aa3901dd7b87f1010c3e833ee7983b346a0/Diplomaofuncertainty-3.jpg" /> <img width="757" height="1080" width_o="757" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2370cef6730872a80fdd865a1e1748e79f2e05f2e90eaf3dbd11160dccf8b9c8/Diplomaofuncertainty.jpg" data-mid="47001464" border="0" data-scale="51" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/757/i/2370cef6730872a80fdd865a1e1748e79f2e05f2e90eaf3dbd11160dccf8b9c8/Diplomaofuncertainty.jpg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Creative Director &amp; Model········· Jackie Batsinduka Photographer ········· Bianca BoswellMakeup Artist ······ Mary Boswell