JUL 11 >> SEP 14, 2025
The Moth (2025), by Thunder Bay filmmakers Michelle Derosier and Zoe Gordon, shares a cautionary story resonating with our current moment in Northern Ontario. In Canada, all used nuclear fuel is stored at the site where it was produced, however, this may change. In 2025 the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is proposing transportation of radioactive waste to a new deep geologic burial site in the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation-Ignace area, in proximity to numerous Indigenous and northern communities.
Our Gallery presents The Moth as a film installation, with key film locations in Thunder Bay, and a multitude of local artists in the cast and crew, including lead actor Sarah McPherson, muralist Shelby Gagnon, artist Leanna Marshall, artist Shayne Ehman, and music artist Sara Kae. The film premiered this year as a part of Imagine NATIVE Film Festival in Toronto, one of the most important and relevant film festivals in North America.
Artist Bios:
Michelle Derosier is Anishinaabe from Treaty 3 Territory in Northwestern Ontario. She is from Migisi Sahgaigan First Nation and lives in Thunder Bay. She is a proud mother, kokum, sundancer, artist, yoga instructor, helper and storyteller. Michelle utilizes the process of creating art, storytelling, movement, relationship building and ceremony to help metabolize and respond to colonial violence and intergenerational trauma. Her life and art practice desires to create change, elevate love and tell stories that transcend, heal and empower.
Zoe Gordon is a media artist focused on sound, and has a sound studio, Cricket Cave, in Thunder Bay. She collaborates on media projects for independent release and broadcasters. She’s also a community arts producer. Her personal practice is focused on listening, embodiment and storytelling. Michelle and Zoe are both members of Zhaaboshkaa Collective, a performance based collective whose focus is on healing settler colonial and trauma through art, ceremony and movement.
The artists would like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council and the Government of Ontario.
