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Danis Gouletshe/her
Cree, MétisCanada
Languages
Danis Goulet is an award-winning writer/director from La Ronge, Saskatchewan. Her work has screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Berlinale, Sundance, the MoMA, and imagineNATIVE. Her debut feature Night Raiders was selected for Berlinale and TIFF and was the first-ever Indigenous co-production between Canada and New Zealand.
Official Selection
Feature Films
Festival Year2021
Night Raiders
Director
Opening Night Screening.
Short Films
Festival Year2014
The Embargo Collective II
Executive Producer
Producer of five short films, and participated on the in-cinema panel following the screening.
2013
Wakening
Director
2013
I Got Heart
Director
2013
Barefoot
Director
Short film featured in iN the Sky: Indigenous Canadian Shorts with Air Canada! Available on Air Canada flights from September 1 - October 31, 2013.
2012
Barefoot
Director
2010
Wapawekka
Director
Part of Thundering Whispers: Shorts Program II.
2006
Divided By Zero
Director
Part of Square Pegs: Shorts Program I.
2003
Spin
Director
Digital + Interactive
Festival Year2017
2167: The Hunt
Director
2-4 min VR experiences that are set 150 years in the future.
Exhibitions
Festival Year2017
The Hunt
Artist
Year-Round Programming
2025
Artist Spotlight Directory Retrospective Streaming | Divided By Zero
Director
A month-long free online streaming presentation, celebrating the launch of the Artist Spotlight Directory.
2025
National Canadian Film Day Screening | Night Raiders
Director
Co-presented by imagineNATIVE and Breakthroughs Film Festival.
2024
Tripgore Retrospective: A Tribute to Jeff Barnaby
Opening Speaker
Co-presented by imagineNATIVE + TIFF
2018
VR Tour Program | 2167: The Hunt
Director
Commissioned and produced by TIFF, imagineNATIVE, Pinnguaq and the Initiative for Indigenous Futures.
2017
Tour Program | Wapawekka
Director
2016
Tour Program | Wapawekka
Director
2015
Tour Program | Wakening
Director
Events
2021
Opening Gala: Night Raiders Q&A
Speaker
Livestream event.
2021
Night Raiders Co-Production Case Study
Speaker
Livestream event.
2018
Tasha Hubbard: Life + Death in the Prairies
Moderator
2017
2167: Indigenous Storytelling in VR
Panelist
2011
The Rights and Contracts - Inside and Out
Panelist
2010
RULEBREAKER: In conversation with Taika Waititi
Moderator
2009
Collective Power! The Rise and Rise of Filmmaking Collectives
Moderator
2007
Director’s Masterclass: Featuring Taika Waititi
Moderator
2004
Show Me The Drama! Pitch Competition for Dramatic Works
Moderator
2003
Quiet On Set! Aboriginal Actors On Acting
Panelist
Institute Participation
2022
Industry Days Speakers | Directing from Film to TV
Moderator
2020
Industry Days Speaker
Speaker
2013
European Film Market | Barefoot
Director
imagineNative Team
2023
Jeff Barnaby Award Jury Panel
Juror
2016
Programming Selection Committee
Programming Advisor
2010
Programming Selection Committee
Programmer
2003 - 2008
Programming Selection Committee
Programmer
2009
imagineNATIVE Staff
Artistic Director
2008
imagineNATIVE Staff
Artistic Director
2004 - 2006
imagineNATIVE Staff
Executive Director
2003
Board of Directors
Board Member
Danis Goulet made a cameo appearance in the 2022 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival trailer.
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Last updated on May 20, 2025.