b'STREAMING SERVICESgo to a school shouldnt have become Theres an opportunity to create a streaminga barrier to him, Petti says.service focused on Indigenous storytelling,With that experience behind him, Petti was motivated to set up a structure that where people have more control and can getwould allow for talented Indigenous creators to have the tools needed to paid faster. I really believe were now in thesucceed when working with Netflix, one of the largest studios in the world. age of independent filmmaking, where newWorking with the streaming company storylines can be created.on the issue of inclusion turned out not to be as difficult as Petti had feared. When we got into the bargaining of the Barry Morrisette, Indigenous Lens agreement, we realized that our goals around reconciliation, diversity, equity and inclusion actually aligned, he says.Netflix has one of the largest labour relations departments of any streaming company in the industry, with a staff of 35, says Petti. This allowed both IATSE and Netflix to approach the agreement with a people-first policy. Both parties understood it was not just important to get Indigenous and other under-represented people into the industry, but to retain and support them by addressing harassment, bullying and historical biases.Field Coating|Tank Coating|Pipeline Integrity|Welding We are drawing lines in the sand, Petti says. We believe this thing that we have here with Netflix should be the thing that everybody else is trying to get. We have reconciliation goals here in this country and rather than just saying a land acknowl-edgement, they can say [Article 28] is number 92 of the Calls to Action. FUNDING ISSUESBarry Morrisette, the Mtis co-founder Barrier Group is an Industrialof Indigenous Lens, a film training Company in Stony Plain, AB thatprogram for Indigenous youth, is not services the Oil & Gas Industryquite as positive about the recent across Western Canada. Netflix deal with the union. He says that the current model of filmmaking We utilize highly-trained,still puts Indigenous filmmakers at a motivated and loyal personneldisadvantage when working with the with decades of experience instreaming giant.multiple facets of the oil and gas industry by combining experienceThis is because Netflix often only funds and state-of-the-art equipment to consistently deliver durablea small portion of the films budget, top-quality solutions for pipeline,leaving the filmmaker without adequate facility, tank, concrete andfunding to complete their project. This integrity applications. then creates a higher demand and over-reliance on government grants to fund Visit us atwww.barriergroup.ca Indigenous filmmaking projects when demand is already sky-high. There were over 3,300 applications for the (780) 401-1861 952 Boulder Blvd,Indigenous Screen Office and Telefilm info@barriergroup.ca Stony Plain, AB T7Z 0E6 Grant, Morrisette shares. Only 120 groups received funding. 36A CCIB PUBLICATIONFall 2024'