Tanis Parenteau

The true life events of four friends come to screen with a story of self-discovery, pain of friendship, love of loss.

The Heart Stays tells the story of two Native American sisters who leave the traditions and safety of their Native nation to follow their own long-held dreams–the older one to attend a distinguished college and the younger one to become a rock star. Soon after leaving their beloved land and community their life journeys collide with racism, drugs, and violence, forcing the older teen to choose between her own life’s work and saving her sister’s life.

Terry est une " Native american", une jeune femme amérindienne. Lors d'une fête, elle flirte avec Andrew, qui trouve les "Indiennes" très à son goût. Au dernier moment, Terry découvre à qui elle a réellement affaire...

Pennsylvanie, 1993. Bienvenue à God’s Promise, établissement isolé au cœur des Rocheuses. Cameron, vient d’y poser ses valises. La voilà, comme ses camarades, livrée à Mme. Marsh qui s’est donnée pour mission de remettre ces âmes perdues dans le droit chemin. La faute de Cameron ? S’être laissée griser par ses sentiments naissants pour une autre fille, son amie Coley. Parmi les pensionnaires, il y a Mark l’introverti ou Jane la grande gueule. Tous partagent cette même fêlure, ce désir ardent de pouvoir aimer qui ils veulent. Si personne ne veut les accepter tels qu’ils sont, il leur faut agir…

In this timely world-premiere drama by celebrated playwright, activist and attorney Mary Kathryn Nagle, past and present intertwine. Nagle’s story illuminates the tragic consequences of commercial exploits, including the removal of Native people and the attempted eradication of their culture, that gave rise to the America we know today. Securities trader Jane Snake is torn between worlds. Her return to Wall Street in 2008 brings her to Manahatta (“island of many hills” in Lenape), the homeland her ancestors were violently forced to leave in the 1600s. Meanwhile, her family in Oklahoma struggles to save their language, their culture and their over-mortgaged home. Jane Snake’s return to Manahatta defiantly demonstrates that the Lenape are still here.

A young Indigenous couple get a break from their troubled lives when they find each other through a summer of love on the Pow-Wow circuit.

Huit ans après la fermeture du blog de Gossip Girl, un nouveau noyau de lycéens huppés de l'Upper East Side new-yorkais se retrouve pris pour cible par l'oeil omniscient de la blogueuse anonyme, bien décidée à révéler tous leurs secrets.