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Awards

2020

APTN + imagineNATIVE Web Series Pitch Prize Competition

KIN.

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Theo Jean Cuthandhe/him

nêhiyaw/Plains Cree, Little Pine First NationCanada
DirectorWriterProducerVideo ArtistActor
Years Active
1995 - Present

Languages

English

Awards

2020

APTN + imagineNATIVE Web Series Pitch Prize Competition

KIN.

Theo Jean Cuthand grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He makes films about sexuality, madness, Queer identity and love, gender, and Indigeneity. Theo Jean’s work has been screened in festivals internationally, and exhibited at galleries including: the MoMA in NYC, The National Gallery in Ottawa, and The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. He completed his BFA majoring in Film and Video at Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2005, and his Masters of Arts in Media Production at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2015. He has performed at: Live At The End Of The Century in Vancouver, Queer City Cinema’s Performatorium in Regina, and 7A*11D in Toronto. He is also a 2019 Whitney Biennial artist. He is of Plains Cree and Scots descent, a member of Little Pine First Nation, and currently resides in Toronto, Canada. Theo Jean is credited with coining the word Indigiqueer.

Official Selection

Short Films

Festival Year
2020
Anhedonia
Director, Writer
Part of Less Lethal Fetishes: A Retrospective Screening, curated by Ariel Smith.
2020
Just Dandy
Director, Writer
Part of Less Lethal Fetishes: A Retrospective Screening, curated by Ariel Smith.
2020
Love & Numbers
Director, Writer
Part of Less Lethal Fetishes: A Retrospective Screening, curated by Ariel Smith.
2020
Sight
Director, Writer
Part of Less Lethal Fetishes: A Retrospective Screening, curated by Ariel Smith.
2020
Less Lethal Fetishes
Director, Writer
Part of Less Lethal Fetishes: A Retrospective Screening, curated by Ariel Smith.
2020
Thirza Cuthand Is an Indian Within the Meaning of the Indian Act
Director, Writer
Part of Less Lethal Fetishes: A Retrospective Screening, curated by Ariel Smith.
2019
Extractions
Director, Producer, Writer
2018
Reclamation
Director, Producer, Writer
2017
Thirza Cuthand Is an Indian Within the Meaning of the Indian Act
Director, Producer, Writer
2017
2 Spirit Dreamcatcher Dot Com
Director, Producer, Writer
2015
2 Spirit Introductory Special $19.99
Director, Producer, Writer
Produced through the Charles Street Video and imagineNATIVE Residency.
2014
Just Dandy
Director, Writer
2014
Through the Looking Glass
Director, Writer
Part of IndigiTALKS: Following That Moment.
2013
Sight
Director, Producer
2008
Madness in Four Actions
Director, Producer
Part of Into the Looking Glass: Experimental Shorts Program.
2008
You Are A Lesbian Vampire
Director, Producer
Part of Shorts Program II.
2004
Love & Numbers
Director, Writer
2002
Anhedonia
Director, Producer, Writer
2000
Through the Looking Glass
Director
1999
Bisexual Wannabe
Director
1999
Working Baby Dyke Theory: The Diasporic Impact of Cross-Generational Barriers
Director
1999
My Sister
Co-Director

Series

Festival Year
2023
KIN.
Co-Director, Co-Writer
Winner of the 2020 APTN + imagineNATIVE Web Series Pitch Competition

Video

Festival Year
2020
Medicine and Magic
Director
Two-channel video installation, curated by Ariel Smith.

Digital + Interactive

Festival Year
2021
A Bipolar Journey
Artist
Video Game
2016
A Bipolar Journey
Artist
Video game produced as part of Indigi-Cade by The Indigenous Routes Collective.

Exhibitions

Festival Year
2023
Processing Racism Table
Artist
2020
Less Lethal Fetishes: A Retrospective Screening
Artist
2020
Art Crawl
Speaker
Livestream event.
2018
Loner Culture
Artist
Curated by Lindsey Nixon.
2017
Raise a Flag: Works from the Indigenous Art Collection (2000 - 2015)
Artist

Year-Round Programming

2025
Artist Spotlight Directory Retrospective Streaming | You Are A Lesbian Vampire
Director, Producer
A month-long free online streaming presentation, celebrating the launch of the Artist Spotlight Directory.
2024
Indigenous Peoples Month Programming | The Future of Film Showcase | Thirza Cuthand Is an Indian Within the Meaning of the Indian Act
Director, Writer
Co-presented by imagineNATIVE.
2024
Indigenous Peoples Month Programming | The Future of Film Showcase | Extractions
Director, Producer, Writer
Co-presented by imagineNATIVE.
2021
Guest Curated Tour Program | Retrospective: Thirza Cuthand
Director, Speaker
This Tour Program included an Artist Talk by Theo Jean Cuthand, and was comprised of the works shown as part of Less Lethal Fetishes: A Retrospective Screening, curated by Ariel Smith.

Commissions + Residencies

2015
Charles Street Video + imagineNATIVE Residency | 2 Spirit Introductory Special 19.99
Artist
Commissioned work.

Commissions + Residencies

2015
Charles Street Video + imagineNATIVE Residency | 2 Spirit Introductory Special 19.99
Artist
Commissioned work.
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Last updated on May 20, 2025.
DirectorWriterProducerVideo ArtistActor
Years Active
1995 - Present