Directed by North End Arts Centre Youth

Logline: A touching tribute to a life cut short too early.

Synopsis: Wab Kinew's music video, Good Boy, tells the story of Matthew Dumas, a young man killed by Winnipeg Police in 2005. Produced by the Winnipeg Film Group and created by youth at the North End Arts Centre during WFG's Throwdown!, an outreach and mentorship program, Good Boy brought together various community members in the creation of this touching video, which calls for a better relationship between Police and the Indigenous community.

Distribution Contact: WFG

More Details

RUNTIME: 5 Minutes
GENRE: Narrative, Fiction
PRODUCTION FORMAT: DV
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Manitoba
KEYWORDS: Violence, Street, Matthew Dumas, Mother, Memory, Death, Tribute, Indigenous Filmmaker

Director's Statement: WFG Throwdown! Three local hip hop artists along with three local music video directors got together to mentor youth from three local community centres. Together they created three original music videos, including Good Boy.