- Letterboxd
It’s a romantic comedy that is not about romance but making better life choices. Run Woman Run is a cinematic sibling of Brittany Runs a Marathon and Last Christmas, except with a more indie spirit. The indigenous roots of the film and use of the Mohawk language elevate it into something more serious, but there’s…
- Film reviews: Drinkwater, Tzoulahem, and Run Woman Run shine at Whistler Film Festival
Featuring an unwaveringly solid exclusively Indigenous cast, Run Woman Run centres on the aftermath of Beck’s wake-up call: the young single mom with a sweet tooth is diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, the same disease that took her own mother far too soon. She lives in Six Nations of the Grand River—the most populous reserve…
- ‘Run Woman Run’ Review: How to change your life
By Alex De VoreOctober 13, 2021 at 12:00 am MDT We’ve seen movies wherein some schlubby nobody decides to turn their life around through running (Brittany Runs a Marathon, for example, or Run, Fatboy, Run from David Schwimmer, weirdly), but in the case of Run Woman Run, we haven’t seen it done quite so charmingly or in such a…
- WFF: RUN WOMAN RUN Takes the Gold
Modern society is engulfed by entire industries catering to our collective desire for self-improvement. Self-help books, online courses, diet plans…do any of these fulfill those same resolutions we make every new year? One could make the argument that the true and lasting motivations for change lie closer to home, intertwined with the lives of all…
- WFF 2021: OUR REVIEW OF ‘RUN WOMAN RUN’
The best films have a great story behind them. It doesn’t matter if that story takes you back in time, to a planet far away, or even in the here and now, as long as it has a strong story it will keep you entertained. Run Woman Run is a film with an obviously low budget, but…
- Whistler Film Festival announces award honourees for 21st edition
Brandon BarrettWith less that two weeks to go until opening night, the Whistler Film Festival (WFF) on Friday announced the award recipients that will be honoured as part of the event’s 21st edition next month. Running in person from Dec. 1 to 5 and online from Dec. 1 to 31, the WFF will shine a light on…
- Now Playing! American Indian Film Festival Tells Stories of Transformation
A remarkable 46 years into its sometimes tenuous existence, the American Indian Film Festival is having a moment. You might call it a virtual high point, as the program streams coast-to-coast online Nov. 5–13. But there’s a real-world headline, too, readily discernible from the breadth of the lineup: Great numbers of Native American and First Nations filmmakers…
- Metro Morning with Ismaila Alfa
Film “Run Woman Run” reimagines Onondaga legend Tom Longboat as a ghostly running coach Zoe Hopkins is the director and writer of a film called Run Woman Run, which showed at the 2021 ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival. Aired: Oct. 22, 2021
- Zoe Hopkins rolls on Running Home
Written and directed by the filmmaker behind Kayak to Klemtu, the dramedy marks her second feature film. Filming is underway on writer/director Zoe Hopkins’ second feature film, Running Home. Written and directed by the Heiltsuk/Mohawk filmmaker behind Kayak to Klemtu (pictured), the dramedy follows a single mother who is goaded into running a marathon by the ghost of Onondaga…