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= Thirza Cuthand =

Thirza Cuthand is a filmmaker, artist, writer and curator of Plains Cree and Scottish descent. Born in 1978 in Regina, Sasketchewan, she grew up in Saskatoon. In 1995, a queer film festival and workshop that came to Saskatoon prompted her to start making her own films. The workshop led her first short video, Lessons in Baby Dyke Theory: The Diasporic Impact of Cross Generation Barriers.

Cuthand currently resides in Toronto, continuing to work on short films. Many of these explore sexuality, madness, youth, love and race, and use a low or no-budget style. She has self-funded many of her projects.

In 1999, Cuthand was an artist in residence at Videopool and Urban Shaman in Winnipeg. She had another residency in 2012 at Villa K. Magdalena in Hamburg. In 2015, she was commissioned by ImagineNATIVE to make 2 Spirit Introductory Special $19.99. Cuthand's films have been included in the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, Mix Brasil Festival of Sexual Diversity in Sao Paolo, Hot Docs in Toronto and Oberhausen International Short Film Festival in Germany. She was also featured in the 2019 Whitney Biennial.

Filmography

 * The Longform Lesbian Census (Documentary Short) - Director
 * 2 Spirit Introductory Special (Short) - Director, Writer, producer
 * Sight (Short) - Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor
 * Helpless Maiden Makes an 'I' Statement (Short) - Director
 * Boi Oh Boi