Artist

Amanda Strong

Amanda Strong is an independent filmmaker, photographer, and illustrator. Amanda graduated from Sheridan Institute (B.A. Illustration 2009, Diploma Applied Photography 2005). Amanda is also the founder of Spotted Fawn Productions, finding creative solutions via media arts. Amanda's third short film, Honey for Sale, is a poetic exploration comparing the tenacious battle of the honeybee to her own fragility. This film, along with her other shorts, Riley and Alice Eaton, premiered at the imagineNATIVE Festival. Her 2014 short Indigo explores the imagination of an indigo child.

Amanda is extremely active in her Aboriginal community, working with youth via media projects and workshops. The nature of her art and personality is uniquely diverse, allowing for positive collaborations.

Amanda was the proud recipient of the 2009 LIFT and imagineNATIVE film mentorship. She is passionate and continues to pursue her dreams in filmmaking.

Artist Code: 994

Videography

How To Steal A Canoe

2016, 04:10 minutes, colour, n/a

Mia' (Salmon)

2015, 08:00 minutes, colour, no language

Indigo

2014, 09:00 minutes, Colour, English

Riley

2010, 11:46 minutes, colour, Silent

Honey For Sale

2009, 06:50 minutes, colour, English

Alice Eaton

2008, 13:01 minutes, colour, English

Critical Writing

Experiments in Hybrid: Documentary and Indigenous Model Animation
by Joshua D. Miner. Animation: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2021, v. 16, no. 1-2. Sage, 2021.