Rhéanne Vermette (born 1982), known professionally as Rhayne Vermette, is a
Métis
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filmmaker from
Canada
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. She is most noted for her 2021 film '' Ste. Anne'', which won the Amplify Voices award for Best Canadian Film at the
2021 Toronto International Film Festival
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Manitoba
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Ici Radio-Canada Première
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, February 17, 2021. Vermette studied architecture at the
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba."‘Ste. Anne’ premieres at TIFF: Rhayne Vermette’s debut feature-length film artistically contends the past" ''
The Manitoban
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'', September 14, 2021. Her filmmaking style is experimental, typically blending aspects of narrative fiction, animation and documentary into
collage film
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Surrealist roots
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s.
She previously wrote and directed the short films ''R Seymore Goes North'' (2011), ''Tudor Village: A One Shot Deal'' (2012), ''Rob What'' (2014) and ''U.F.O.'' (2016), and had acting roles in the short film ''
Accidence
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