Dawn Wells
Dawn Wells is a Canadian Mi'kmaq filmmaker from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Biography
Wells is from Membertou First Nation in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She graduated from the Nova Scotia Community College with an Applied Communication Arts diploma in 2003.[1] She worked as a manager at Membertou Radio, where she produced ghost stories.[2] Following her employment at Membertou Radio, she began a YouTube channel called Cape Haunts Till Dawn Film Production in 2017,[3] where she created series such as Haunted Cape Breton and Membertou Ghosts and Hauntings. She subsequently transitioned to television with the Creepy Cape Breton series for Bell Fibe TV.[2]
In 2022, Wells directed and co-wrote the CBC documentary Songs of Unama'ki, a film which explores the traditional music of the Mi'kmaq people.[4] The documentary was the winner of Best Atlantic Short Documentary at the 2023 Atlantic International Film Festival,[4] and won Best Short Film at the 2024 Screen Nova Scotia Awards.[5]
Wells has attributed her interest in supernatural topics to her grandmother, who would tell ghost stories to her and her family when she was a child. She described a childhood interest in television series relating to the supernatural, such as Unsolved Mysteries.[6] Wells has stated that she believes in ghosts, but attempts to approach the topics in her work with skepticism.[2]
References
Citations
Sources
Benchetrit, Jenna (31 October 2023). "How two spine-chilling TV shows are bringing Indigenous ghost stories to life". Entertainment. CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 June 2025. Deer, Tehosterihens (9 October 2023). "Membertou filmmaker shines light on Mi'kmaq ghost stories in new TV show". CBC News. Nova Scotia: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 August 2025. Ferguson, Mitchell (26 September 2023). "'Songs of Unama'ki' shines at AIFF". PNI Atlantic News. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 25 June 2025. Mirza, Taimur Sikander (13 May 2024). "Queen of My Dreams crowned at 2024 Screen Nova Scotia Awards". Playback. Brunico Communications. Retrieved 25 June 2025. [NSCC] (2023). "Capturing Cape Breton's spooky stories". nscc.ca. Halifax, NS: Nova Scotia Community College. Retrieved 25 June 2025. [PNI Atlantic News] (16 August 2023). "Filmmaker puts Cape Breton's hidden mysteries into frame". PNI Atlantic News. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 25 June 2025. [Screen Nova Scotia] (13 May 2024). "Screen Nova Scotia announces 2024 award winners". Halifax, NS: Screen Nova Scotia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
Further reading
- [CBC News] (13 April 2025). "Sharing the Mi'kmaq language". Land & Sea. CBC News (Video). Nova Scotia: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 June 2025 – via YouTube.
- [CBC News] (25 May 2025). "Hunting moose with the Mi'kmaq". Land & Sea. CBC News (Video). Nova Scotia: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 June 2025 – via YouTube.
External links
- Dawn Wells at IMDb
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