Querencia (web series)

Querencia is a Canadian web series, which premiered in June 2021 on APTN Lumi.[1] The first original web series ever created for the service,[2] the series centres on the romance between Daka (Kaitlyn Yott) and Abe (Mary Galloway), two young First Nations women living in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1]

The series was written and directed by Mary Galloway, and is produced by Jessie Anthony.[1]

It premiered June 1, 2021 on Lumi.[1] The first two episodes were also screened as part of the 2021 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, followed by a panel discussion featuring Galloway, Anthony and Yott.[3]

The series received two Canadian Screen Award nominations, for the Audience Choice Award[4] and Best Web Program or Series, Fiction,[5] at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Craig Takeuchi, "APTN series Querencia follows romance between two Indigiqueer women". Now, May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Kelly Townsend, "APTN’s first lumi original is a milestone for Indigiqueer representation". Playback, June 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Justin Gray, "12 movies to watch from home at the 2021 Inside Out Film Festival". Yohomo, May 31, 2021.
  4. ^ Jamie Samhan, "The 2022 Canadian Screen Awards’ Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award Nominees Announced". ET Canada, February 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.


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