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General: Formed a video production company originally called "RKH Productions" which became "Magic Arrow Productions" in 1990.
Photography and Videography freelance work also done throughout the years for various private clients and projects.
1990-1994 - Camera Assistant, Photographer, Production Assistant - "Distant Voices"- a documentary television series featuring in depth portraits of individuals who live in the north.
The 1993-94 season did exclusively feature Aboriginal Canadians such as Art Solomon, and Richard Lions.
1990-present - Professional Photographer with studio / darkroom. Various jobs including photographing school outings, hand developing and printing black & white stills for local high school year book.
- Production Assistant - "Dreamspeaker Vision Seeker" - a documentary series produced for Vision TV. A conference of First Nations chiefs & elders with ministers and clergy of catholic churches. Featured speaker, Elder,author, and activist, Art Solomon.
1991 - Producer, Director, Camera, Editor - "One Man's Opinion" © - First Nations viewpoints on Canadian issues; short commentaries , made for television broadcast for Canada Day.
- Camera - "We Have No Words for This" - feature documentary for television .The unique attitude and treatment of the "disabled" within a northern Aboriginal community.
- Sound - "Crones" - (Montreal) - an experimental film. A colourful treatment of stories told by a grandmother.
- Camera, Production Manager - "Question and Answer" - A pilot series for TV Ontario. Individuals seeking answers from professionals.
1991-1992 - Producer, Director, Camera, Story Editor - "Sleeping Children Awake" © -a feature length documentary outlining the history of the residential school system and its affect on generations of First Nations people. Winner of national and international awards (see web page). Televised broadcast including CBC, CTV, TV Ontario. Alberta Television Network. Premiere public theatre screening in 1992 and 2009. It was selected for screening at the American Indian Film Festival and also at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's National Event in Winnipeg 2010, and Saskatchewan 2012.
1992 - Camera - (Quebec / Belgium)- "Power of the North" - feature length. The first "rockumentary" produced for MTV (USA) and Much Music / Musique Plus (Canada). Shot in Hudson's Bay and James Bay regions of northern Quebec and in Montreal. The clash of two cultures, native and western over the James Bay Hydro Electric project. A unique documentary with a musical base. Includes Robert Kennedy Jr, and featuring music from Metallica, Talking Heads, The Indigo Girls, Kashtin, Buffy Sainte-Marie and more.
1993 - Researcher - "Voices of the Elders- Messages from the Four Corners of the Earth" - documentary series from the Six Nations region. Native spiritual leaders share a sacred healing ceremony with communities in crisis.
- Assistant to the Producer, 2nd Unit Assistant Director, Stills Photographer - (Winnipeg / Toronto) - "The 12 Steps- Meeting the Crisis" - a 13 part television series . Dramatic re-enactments and interviews based on true stories of recovery from life threatening addictions. This award winning series has been broadcast on several networks.
- Sound Assistant - "The Barbecue" - (Winnipeg)- a dramatic film surrounding the events of an interracial couple attending a family barbecue. A reflection of Canadian attitudes.
- Art Department - "Strays"- (Winnipeg)- a dramatic feature film portraying a frightening profile of three youth and their descent into violence and murder.
1994 - Producer/ Director, Camera, Editor - "Nipiin Anishnawbek" ©- documents the experience and works of art by Thunder Bay's first Summer Arts Project for Native Youth, instructed by various accomplished ,local, aboriginal artists.
- Producer/Director, Camera, Writer, Editor- ( California) - "A Report on the American Indian Film Festival" © - A 20 minute special report for broadcast documented a personal review of the the 1993 American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco.
1995 - Production Manager - "First Nation Blue" - National Film Board of Canada, feature film directed by Gemini award winning, First Nations director, Daniel Prouty. Takes us behind the bullet proof vest to uncover the real story of the First Nation police force.
- Production Manager, Location Manager, Casting - ( Montreal , Ontario, Britain )- "Petticoat Expeditions" - National Film Board of Canada, feature docudrama shot in both Canada and Britain tells of three remarkable British women artists who travelled to Canada in the 1800's. Unique female perspectives of this dramatic time in Canada's history.
- Camera - (Quebec)- "Andrew's Song" - produced in both the Cree and English languages , this feature video allows an intimate visit with two Cree elders and their families. With them in their remote northern hunting grounds; they share their songs, stories, humour and way of life, as companions of this earth.
- Camera - "Many People of Song" - a fresh, experimental genre. A unique music video documents, the coming together of musicians from various cultures.
1996 - 1999 - Producer, Director, Camera ,Editor - ( USA, Canada, Mexico) - "Your Scout, Livingvison" ©
(in production) - a crow with magic, a coyote with attitude and an intriguing mix of characters blend art with life as they intertwine with documentary footage of the elders, prophetic, poets and artists of our day. The film intends to share ancient prophecies, and vital words of guidance spoken by a wide spectrum of elders and visionaries of this world, to assist all races of the human family in the birthing of a new era.
1997 - Producer ,Director, Sound - "Global Rhythm Circle - The Lampshade Recordings" © - audio production for a women's multicultural choir.
- Camera, Sound ( USA ) - "Star Visions" - a wide range of writers, scientists, elders and experts share their experiences, history ,and information on our connection to the Star Nations.
1998 - Producer,Director, Camera, Editor - ( USA)- "Eagles Gathering" © - talking circle with of a group of various tribal elders ,veterans, visionaries and enlightened beings. Held in the sacred Black Hills, South Dakota
1999 - 2000 - Producer,Director, Camera, Co - Choreographer, Dancer -"The Millennium Dance Project" © - flamenco inspired dance choreography and performance to celebrate the new millennium.
2001 - Camera, Editor - Technical Equipment Training Video - made for a seniors care home in Winnipeg.
- Producer, Director, Camera,Editor - "Revolution in our Neighbourhood" © - assaults, protests , demonstrations, and activism related to Quebec meeting of G8 leaders.
2002 - 2004 - Producer, Director, Camera, Writer, Editor (in production) "True, North, Strong and Puro" © - documenting the pioneers of Flamenco in Canada: including the west coast flamenco teachers ; dancer Veronica Maguire , guitarist Harry Owen, and their son guitarist Gareth Owen ( Alma De Espana )
2002 - Producer ,Director, Camera, Writer, Editor - "Concrete Gypsies" © - an inside look at a diverse group of Canadian street artist, sellers, and travelling musicians.
2003 - Camera, Editor- "Into the Woods" © - wood working course given by a Finnish and a First Nations west coast carver .
2007 - Presenter - Aboriginal Voices - Lecture and screening of The Burning Times by Donna Read for a class at Confederation College.
2009 - Producer,Camera,Sound,Editor - "Circle of Song - Winter Solstice 09" © - an evening with a group of musicians and singers performing their songs in celebration of the winter's solstice.
- Producer ,Director,Camera - ( Mexico) - "Untitled" - began production for a documentary about a street musician in Mexico. Interrupted due to a serious eye injury. (see Seva video )
2010 - Producer, Director, Camera, Story Editor- "Her Sight is Worth it" © - short commercial highlighting both Rhonda's personal experience of blindness and Seva Canada's work to help blind women around the world . Winner of Seva's national video contest.
2011 - Producer, Director, Camera, Editor - (British Columbia) - "Singing to the Sea" © - Music video featuring talented west coast musician, Jaci Washington.
- Reviewing ,Cataloguing,and Archiving a large collection of Super 8 films dating from 1950 - 1980s.
2012 - Producer, Sound, Interviewer, Editor -"The Astrology of Dec 21, 2012- "The Significance of the Yod Configuration" © - A conversation with astrologer Eric Starwalker offers insight into the potent and very special astrological configuration activated during the worldwide celebrations marking the end and new beginning of the Mayan calendar on 12/21/2012.
2013 - Producer, Director, Camera, Writer, Editor - "Your Scout, LivingVision Presents - Eric Starwalker " © - Eric Starwalker's presentation at Star Knowledge.
- Camera, Editor - "La Mariposa Blanca" © - music video of a classic flamenco song.
2014 - Camera, Editor - "Death of the Blue Man" © - A music video featuring Ed McGaa, Eagle Man performing his song inspired by Black Elk's Vision of the Blue Man.
2014 - 2016 - Producer, Writer, Camera, Editor - Promotional real estate videos
2015 - Rhonda established “Thunder Bay Water Watch” (note: now called Water Watch) with an aim to protect the local drinking water, address the lead pipe problem and initiate citizen awareness /action .Circulated an “online” and “physical” petition to stop the City’s experiment to add sodium hydroxide into the drinking water. Exceeded the goal of getting over 600 signatures, one from every household in the affected area of the initial test zone, and successfully breaking the silence around the City's plans.
The City’s project ultimately went ahead, adding the chemicals city wide in 2018. In 2020 the City was forced to discontinue the addition of NaOH due an extreme type of pitting corrosion in water supply pipes resulting in the widespread epidemic of leaking pipes and resulting property damage. Several lawsuits were launched against the City including a class action lawsuit seeking compensation of $350 million to cover the tens of thousands of residents, and businesses whose plumbing systems were damaged by the City’s introduction of sodium hydroxide into the water supply.
In 2011 Rhonda successfully replaced a lead pipe by hand.
In October 2021 she completed a project to replace one of the longest lead pipes in the city. With the hope of encouraging citizens to replace their lead water line, she documented the process and published a short video to promote Superior Water Solutions and their Horizontal Directional Drilling services.
2017 - Camera, Editor - "Death of the Blue Man" © - revised and re-released in response to a request from Ed McGaa.
2018 - Assisted an investigative journalist with a project on drinking water quality across Canada and Thunder Bay’s specific lead issue.The expose on Thunder Bay Water was published nationally in “The Toronto Star” an 2019, albeit this section of the story was totally unrecognizable after it’s final edit.
Related Employment
National Film Board of Canada (Winnipeg) 1987/ 88 - Projectionist, Operated the NFB's public movie theatre, Sounds effects editor and cataloguing.
Mallabars Theatre, Costume and Dance Shop (Winnipeg) - Specializing in theatrical & special effects makeup and costumes, in addition to dance shoes/costume sales to both public and professional clients such as the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Employment (General)
Community Worker (Winnipeg ,Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia) - Assisting seniors and handicap citizens with daily needs.
Salesperson (Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia) - Art work ,health products, & handcrafted items/ jewellery.
Personal Interests
Ancient healing practices and ceremonies, natural plant remedies, water /water protection , healing with food, food production/farming/gardening/foraging, pre Christian societies, suppressed history, elders and ancestors, international culture, First Nations, Roma, and world indigenous, indigenous rights advocacy , prophecy, old time circuses , beading, doll making, painting ,hand crafts, graffiti, wandering musicians, flamenco, yoga, biking, poetry, writing, dance, snorkeling/swimming, travel, the outcast / the disregarded, comedy/ comedians, spirituality, dreams, nature spirits & elementals, hot springs, sacred natural places, children, medicine circle, earth activism/ protection of earth/water, radio, revolution, daily heroes, universal and star knowledge, helping the healers, bridge people , ancient knowledge in modern times.
Education
Confederation College (Thunder Bay) - Film Production
Winnipeg Film Group - Technical Film Production and Documentary Filmmaking
York University (Toronto) - Fine Arts , Film Theory & Psychology
University of Winnipeg - Fine Arts, Theatre, Psychology, Political Science, and Sociology
Photography and Videography freelance work also done throughout the years for various private clients and projects.
1990-1994 - Camera Assistant, Photographer, Production Assistant - "Distant Voices"- a documentary television series featuring in depth portraits of individuals who live in the north.
The 1993-94 season did exclusively feature Aboriginal Canadians such as Art Solomon, and Richard Lions.
1990-present - Professional Photographer with studio / darkroom. Various jobs including photographing school outings, hand developing and printing black & white stills for local high school year book.
- Production Assistant - "Dreamspeaker Vision Seeker" - a documentary series produced for Vision TV. A conference of First Nations chiefs & elders with ministers and clergy of catholic churches. Featured speaker, Elder,author, and activist, Art Solomon.
1991 - Producer, Director, Camera, Editor - "One Man's Opinion" © - First Nations viewpoints on Canadian issues; short commentaries , made for television broadcast for Canada Day.
- Camera - "We Have No Words for This" - feature documentary for television .The unique attitude and treatment of the "disabled" within a northern Aboriginal community.
- Sound - "Crones" - (Montreal) - an experimental film. A colourful treatment of stories told by a grandmother.
- Camera, Production Manager - "Question and Answer" - A pilot series for TV Ontario. Individuals seeking answers from professionals.
1991-1992 - Producer, Director, Camera, Story Editor - "Sleeping Children Awake" © -a feature length documentary outlining the history of the residential school system and its affect on generations of First Nations people. Winner of national and international awards (see web page). Televised broadcast including CBC, CTV, TV Ontario. Alberta Television Network. Premiere public theatre screening in 1992 and 2009. It was selected for screening at the American Indian Film Festival and also at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's National Event in Winnipeg 2010, and Saskatchewan 2012.
1992 - Camera - (Quebec / Belgium)- "Power of the North" - feature length. The first "rockumentary" produced for MTV (USA) and Much Music / Musique Plus (Canada). Shot in Hudson's Bay and James Bay regions of northern Quebec and in Montreal. The clash of two cultures, native and western over the James Bay Hydro Electric project. A unique documentary with a musical base. Includes Robert Kennedy Jr, and featuring music from Metallica, Talking Heads, The Indigo Girls, Kashtin, Buffy Sainte-Marie and more.
1993 - Researcher - "Voices of the Elders- Messages from the Four Corners of the Earth" - documentary series from the Six Nations region. Native spiritual leaders share a sacred healing ceremony with communities in crisis.
- Assistant to the Producer, 2nd Unit Assistant Director, Stills Photographer - (Winnipeg / Toronto) - "The 12 Steps- Meeting the Crisis" - a 13 part television series . Dramatic re-enactments and interviews based on true stories of recovery from life threatening addictions. This award winning series has been broadcast on several networks.
- Sound Assistant - "The Barbecue" - (Winnipeg)- a dramatic film surrounding the events of an interracial couple attending a family barbecue. A reflection of Canadian attitudes.
- Art Department - "Strays"- (Winnipeg)- a dramatic feature film portraying a frightening profile of three youth and their descent into violence and murder.
1994 - Producer/ Director, Camera, Editor - "Nipiin Anishnawbek" ©- documents the experience and works of art by Thunder Bay's first Summer Arts Project for Native Youth, instructed by various accomplished ,local, aboriginal artists.
- Producer/Director, Camera, Writer, Editor- ( California) - "A Report on the American Indian Film Festival" © - A 20 minute special report for broadcast documented a personal review of the the 1993 American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco.
1995 - Production Manager - "First Nation Blue" - National Film Board of Canada, feature film directed by Gemini award winning, First Nations director, Daniel Prouty. Takes us behind the bullet proof vest to uncover the real story of the First Nation police force.
- Production Manager, Location Manager, Casting - ( Montreal , Ontario, Britain )- "Petticoat Expeditions" - National Film Board of Canada, feature docudrama shot in both Canada and Britain tells of three remarkable British women artists who travelled to Canada in the 1800's. Unique female perspectives of this dramatic time in Canada's history.
- Camera - (Quebec)- "Andrew's Song" - produced in both the Cree and English languages , this feature video allows an intimate visit with two Cree elders and their families. With them in their remote northern hunting grounds; they share their songs, stories, humour and way of life, as companions of this earth.
- Camera - "Many People of Song" - a fresh, experimental genre. A unique music video documents, the coming together of musicians from various cultures.
1996 - 1999 - Producer, Director, Camera ,Editor - ( USA, Canada, Mexico) - "Your Scout, Livingvison" ©
(in production) - a crow with magic, a coyote with attitude and an intriguing mix of characters blend art with life as they intertwine with documentary footage of the elders, prophetic, poets and artists of our day. The film intends to share ancient prophecies, and vital words of guidance spoken by a wide spectrum of elders and visionaries of this world, to assist all races of the human family in the birthing of a new era.
1997 - Producer ,Director, Sound - "Global Rhythm Circle - The Lampshade Recordings" © - audio production for a women's multicultural choir.
- Camera, Sound ( USA ) - "Star Visions" - a wide range of writers, scientists, elders and experts share their experiences, history ,and information on our connection to the Star Nations.
1998 - Producer,Director, Camera, Editor - ( USA)- "Eagles Gathering" © - talking circle with of a group of various tribal elders ,veterans, visionaries and enlightened beings. Held in the sacred Black Hills, South Dakota
1999 - 2000 - Producer,Director, Camera, Co - Choreographer, Dancer -"The Millennium Dance Project" © - flamenco inspired dance choreography and performance to celebrate the new millennium.
2001 - Camera, Editor - Technical Equipment Training Video - made for a seniors care home in Winnipeg.
- Producer, Director, Camera,Editor - "Revolution in our Neighbourhood" © - assaults, protests , demonstrations, and activism related to Quebec meeting of G8 leaders.
2002 - 2004 - Producer, Director, Camera, Writer, Editor (in production) "True, North, Strong and Puro" © - documenting the pioneers of Flamenco in Canada: including the west coast flamenco teachers ; dancer Veronica Maguire , guitarist Harry Owen, and their son guitarist Gareth Owen ( Alma De Espana )
2002 - Producer ,Director, Camera, Writer, Editor - "Concrete Gypsies" © - an inside look at a diverse group of Canadian street artist, sellers, and travelling musicians.
2003 - Camera, Editor- "Into the Woods" © - wood working course given by a Finnish and a First Nations west coast carver .
2007 - Presenter - Aboriginal Voices - Lecture and screening of The Burning Times by Donna Read for a class at Confederation College.
2009 - Producer,Camera,Sound,Editor - "Circle of Song - Winter Solstice 09" © - an evening with a group of musicians and singers performing their songs in celebration of the winter's solstice.
- Producer ,Director,Camera - ( Mexico) - "Untitled" - began production for a documentary about a street musician in Mexico. Interrupted due to a serious eye injury. (see Seva video )
2010 - Producer, Director, Camera, Story Editor- "Her Sight is Worth it" © - short commercial highlighting both Rhonda's personal experience of blindness and Seva Canada's work to help blind women around the world . Winner of Seva's national video contest.
2011 - Producer, Director, Camera, Editor - (British Columbia) - "Singing to the Sea" © - Music video featuring talented west coast musician, Jaci Washington.
- Reviewing ,Cataloguing,and Archiving a large collection of Super 8 films dating from 1950 - 1980s.
2012 - Producer, Sound, Interviewer, Editor -"The Astrology of Dec 21, 2012- "The Significance of the Yod Configuration" © - A conversation with astrologer Eric Starwalker offers insight into the potent and very special astrological configuration activated during the worldwide celebrations marking the end and new beginning of the Mayan calendar on 12/21/2012.
2013 - Producer, Director, Camera, Writer, Editor - "Your Scout, LivingVision Presents - Eric Starwalker " © - Eric Starwalker's presentation at Star Knowledge.
- Camera, Editor - "La Mariposa Blanca" © - music video of a classic flamenco song.
2014 - Camera, Editor - "Death of the Blue Man" © - A music video featuring Ed McGaa, Eagle Man performing his song inspired by Black Elk's Vision of the Blue Man.
2014 - 2016 - Producer, Writer, Camera, Editor - Promotional real estate videos
2015 - Rhonda established “Thunder Bay Water Watch” (note: now called Water Watch) with an aim to protect the local drinking water, address the lead pipe problem and initiate citizen awareness /action .Circulated an “online” and “physical” petition to stop the City’s experiment to add sodium hydroxide into the drinking water. Exceeded the goal of getting over 600 signatures, one from every household in the affected area of the initial test zone, and successfully breaking the silence around the City's plans.
The City’s project ultimately went ahead, adding the chemicals city wide in 2018. In 2020 the City was forced to discontinue the addition of NaOH due an extreme type of pitting corrosion in water supply pipes resulting in the widespread epidemic of leaking pipes and resulting property damage. Several lawsuits were launched against the City including a class action lawsuit seeking compensation of $350 million to cover the tens of thousands of residents, and businesses whose plumbing systems were damaged by the City’s introduction of sodium hydroxide into the water supply.
In 2011 Rhonda successfully replaced a lead pipe by hand.
In October 2021 she completed a project to replace one of the longest lead pipes in the city. With the hope of encouraging citizens to replace their lead water line, she documented the process and published a short video to promote Superior Water Solutions and their Horizontal Directional Drilling services.
2017 - Camera, Editor - "Death of the Blue Man" © - revised and re-released in response to a request from Ed McGaa.
2018 - Assisted an investigative journalist with a project on drinking water quality across Canada and Thunder Bay’s specific lead issue.The expose on Thunder Bay Water was published nationally in “The Toronto Star” an 2019, albeit this section of the story was totally unrecognizable after it’s final edit.
Related Employment
National Film Board of Canada (Winnipeg) 1987/ 88 - Projectionist, Operated the NFB's public movie theatre, Sounds effects editor and cataloguing.
Mallabars Theatre, Costume and Dance Shop (Winnipeg) - Specializing in theatrical & special effects makeup and costumes, in addition to dance shoes/costume sales to both public and professional clients such as the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Employment (General)
Community Worker (Winnipeg ,Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia) - Assisting seniors and handicap citizens with daily needs.
Salesperson (Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia) - Art work ,health products, & handcrafted items/ jewellery.
Personal Interests
Ancient healing practices and ceremonies, natural plant remedies, water /water protection , healing with food, food production/farming/gardening/foraging, pre Christian societies, suppressed history, elders and ancestors, international culture, First Nations, Roma, and world indigenous, indigenous rights advocacy , prophecy, old time circuses , beading, doll making, painting ,hand crafts, graffiti, wandering musicians, flamenco, yoga, biking, poetry, writing, dance, snorkeling/swimming, travel, the outcast / the disregarded, comedy/ comedians, spirituality, dreams, nature spirits & elementals, hot springs, sacred natural places, children, medicine circle, earth activism/ protection of earth/water, radio, revolution, daily heroes, universal and star knowledge, helping the healers, bridge people , ancient knowledge in modern times.
Education
Confederation College (Thunder Bay) - Film Production
Winnipeg Film Group - Technical Film Production and Documentary Filmmaking
York University (Toronto) - Fine Arts , Film Theory & Psychology
University of Winnipeg - Fine Arts, Theatre, Psychology, Political Science, and Sociology
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