Guest Industry Expert — All Access 2022:

Sonya Ballantyne

Writer/Director
Code Breaker Films

Sonya Ballantyne is a Swampy Cree writer, filmmaker, and speaker from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her work focuses on contemporary and futuristic portrayals of Indigenous women and girls. If you want a story about a cheeky Native girl or a presentation on the media’s portrayal of Indigenous women, she’s your go-to. Her published works include children’s book Kerri Berry Lynn as well as contributions to anthologies such as Pros and Comic Cons and Women Love Wrestling. She has also written for television, such as APTN’s Taken, the children’s show Wolf-Joe and the forth-coming show Builder Bros Dream Factory. She is currently working on her first feature film and a video game project.