Moccasin Flats
| Moccasin Flats | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Showcase Television |
| Original release | 2003 |
Moccasin Flats is a Canadian drama series that ran for three full seasons. This series, which has been aired on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and Showcase Television since 2004, is a co-produced by Big Soul Productions Inc. (Toronto) and Stephan Onda Productions inc. (Regina). It takes place in Moccasin Flats, Regina, Saskatchewan, an urban reserve where the inhabitants struggle to maintain their cultural identity while overcoming poverty, gangs, violence, and racism. The series features award nominated actor Andrea Menard and original music by Donald Quan.
The original incarnation of Moccasin Flats was as a 2002 short called Moccasin Flats: The Short Film. This movie was the product of an Aboriginal youth media empowerment workshop called repREZentin', which teamed Aboriginal youth with industry professionals in an effort to create short films and videos that told their stories. The short film told the story of Justin, a young Native man who has just found that he has been accepted to university. While he is grateful for the opportunity, he is afraid to leave his friends and family (particularly his younger brother) behind in the harsh neighbourhood of Moccasin Flats. His fears are compounded when his arch-rival who is also the former pimp of his now ex-prostitute girlfriend is released from jail and back into the Flats.
The popularity of the short film led to the creation of the Moccasin Flats television series that starred many of the youth from the original film.
The third season of Moccasin Flats was nominated for three Gemini Awards. It is the first Aboriginal created, produced and controlled dramatic series in North America.
The cast includes:
In the inner city community of Moccasin Flats, Dillon Redsky has to survive one last summer before he gets out of the ghetto and goes to university to pursue his dreams of becoming a basketball star. Unfortunately for Dillon, some people don't want to see him succeed. Dillon's childhood friend, Jonathan, a local gangster and pimp, tries to make Dillon's life a nightmare when he falls for one of his prostitutes and tries to get her off the streets.
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