Julian Black Antelope puts Indigenous stories in front of the camera and First Nations crews behind it – Calgary Herald

Mar 04, 2025

Being an extra on the set of Into the West led him on road to becoming writer, producer, director, actor and stuntman

In 2004, Julian Black Antelope had just finished working at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump when two career opportunities arose.

The first was a job offer in oil and gas. The second was to work in the film industry. But there was a significant catch.

“I was super broke. I was three months behind in rent and I had a phone number to go work in the oilfield and make $10,000 a month, or I could phone this other number and make $10 an hour doing background,” says Black Antelope. “I chose that one. That’s me: Pick the harder road.

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