Jeremy Torrie

Jeremy/Waabishki Makwa, an Ojibwe from Wabigoon Lake Indian Reserve #27 near Dryden, Ontario, is a pipe carrier, traditional drummer, and practitioner of Ojibwe ceremonies. With a career spanning three decades, he fulfills his ancestral calling as an aadizookewinini (storyteller) through film and television. As a multi-award-winning writer, director, and producer, Jeremy focuses on thought-provoking, predominantly spiritual narratives for mainstream audiences, aiming to elevate human consciousness.

Jeremy's exploration of the human condition has taken him globally, including to countries such as Iraq, Jordan, New Zealand, and South Africa, among others. He is also an accomplished documentary filmmaker, often filming in challenging international environments, sometimes even from airborne helicopters, equipped with his own Red Digital Cinema 8K packages and Avid editing skills honed over two decades.

Active in industry associations, Jeremy contributes to various committees within the CMPA and the Director’s Guild Of Canada, recently joining the CSC to advocate for BIPOC representation in the camera department as its first Indigenous member. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Treaty One territory, Jeremy lives with his wife Tanya and their four children, engaging in coaching sports and pursuing his dream of establishing a collaborative land-based facility for storytellers of all backgrounds.