Big Soul Productions

Big Soul Productions Got Soul? Get some... Big Soul Productions Inc. (BSP) is a Toronto-based incorporated company owned by Ojibway producer/entrepreneur Laura J.

Milliken who founded the company in 1999. BSP is dedicated to creating, developing and producing films and television series representing the Indigenous voice and perspective while generating much needed capacity for Indigenous talent in the film and television industries. BSP was the first Aboriginal-owned production company to create and produce a dramatic series based entirely on Aboriginal the

mes and content for both APTN and mainstream network, Showcase Television. The series, Moccasin Flats, garnered the first-ever Best Dramatic Series Gemini nomination for Aboriginal producers in the history of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. We develop and produce theatrical films and television series including 3 seasons of the Gemini nominated and award-winning "Moccasin Flats”. Our very first prime-time comedy animation series "By The Rapids" aired for four seasons on Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and has been acquired by networks in Australia and New Zealand. Big Soul’s first feature, Fire Song, premiered at TIFF in 2015 and has since screened at 30 festivals and garnered several awards and accolades. Fire Song has been acquired by Air Canada, SBS Australia, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and is being distributed in the US by Wolfe Releasing. V-Tape will represent the film in Canada while Marina Cordoni is the film’s sales agent for VOD and Television worldwide. Laura Milliken recently completed her participation in the TIFF STUDIO program with 15 other emerging feature film producers. She has received many awards and honours for her work in television, mentoring and business. While producing her comedy/variety series, The Guilt Free Zone (GFZ), now entering its third season x 13, she is actively creating and developing more film and television projects. First and foremost, BSP is a content creator and producer with a passion for expressing Indigenous voices and perspectives. At the heart of that passionate mission is a fierce determination to discover talent, unearth incredible stories and craft them in collaboration with funders, talent and stakeholders to generate a new and exciting movement in storytelling for screen based media in Canada and around the world.

Who's ready for the next episode of One Dish One Spoon? Here's a little hint to get you excited. The new episode airs on...
02/03/2025

Who's ready for the next episode of One Dish One Spoon? Here's a little hint to get you excited.

The new episode airs on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.

Watch Dakota Brant who speaks about the history and struggle of their Mohawk ancestors to survive colonization and displ...
02/03/2025

Watch Dakota Brant who speaks about the history and struggle of their Mohawk ancestors to survive colonization and displacement from their original homelands.

https://youtu.be/-0Sa-KNxwJs

Chef Tawnya Brant is joined by her sister Dakota who speaks about the history and struggle of their Mohawk ancestors to survive colonization and displacement...

Yawékon Chef’s Apprentice Ascension Harjo goes on a foraging trek with Chef Tawnya and is mentored by Cam Hill in the ga...
02/03/2025

Yawékon Chef’s Apprentice Ascension Harjo goes on a foraging trek with Chef Tawnya and is mentored by Cam Hill in the garden. Samantha Miller learns beekeeping as part of her apprenticeship at Mohawk Seedkeepers Gardens with Terrylynn Brant.

“Helping out” seems to be the theme of the episode for how Ascension and Samantha learn about traditional Haudenosaunee foodways. Sometimes the best way to learn something new is to roll up your sleeves and help out with the chores.

Episode 3 “Apprenticeship” airs TONIGHT! The APTN showtimes are listed below ⬇️

1️⃣ Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT
2️⃣ Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 4 AM ET / 1 AM PT & 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT

Available to stream on APTN Lumi January 22.

🎬 Created by: Dakota Brant, Tawnya Brant
🎬 Produced by: Laura J. Milliken, PJ Thornton, Big Soul Productions
🎬 Executive Producer: Laura J. Milliken
🎬 Writer/Director: Dakota Brant
🎬 Editor: Jake Thomas
🎬 Director of Photography: Jon Elliott

Thank you to everyone who tuned in to Episode 3, “Apprenticeship,” on APTN! The episode is now available for streaming o...
02/03/2025

Thank you to everyone who tuned in to Episode 3, “Apprenticeship,” on APTN! The episode is now available for streaming on APTN Lumi.

Here’s an extra special clip featuring Cam Hill and Ascension Harjo.

https://youtu.be/oKkccYKh4TU

02/03/2025

Chef Tawnya is joined by Dr. Dawn Martin-Hill and she is warned of the water crisis.

“That water is worth more than oil, it’s worth more than gold in weight. All the other things we talk about whether it’s treaties, land claims, land back, language, none of that is going to matter if we all can’t live because we don’t have access to clean water”. - Dr. Dawn Martin-Hill

The APTN showtimes for Episode 4 “Water Is Life” are listed below ⬇️

1️⃣ Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT
2️⃣ Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 4 AM ET / 1 AM PT & 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT

Available to stream on APTN Lumi January 29.

🎬 Created by: Dakota Brant, Tawnya Brant
🎬 Produced by: Laura J. Milliken, PJ Thornton, Big Soul Productions
🎬 Executive Producer: Laura J. Milliken
🎬 Writer/Director: Dakota Brant
🎬 Editor: Jake Thomas
🎬 Director of Photography: Jon Elliott

Chef Tawnya joins her father to haul water for his home. Steve Lickers gives a tour of the Six Nations water treatment p...
02/03/2025

Chef Tawnya joins her father to haul water for his home. Steve Lickers gives a tour of the Six Nations water treatment plant. Terrylynn talks water conservation and Earthship water capture technology. The Hill-Lookinghorse family educates on the threats to the river.

Episode 4 “Water Is Life” airs TOMORROW! The APTN showtimes are listed below ⬇️

1️⃣ Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT
2️⃣ Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 4 AM ET / 1 AM PT & 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT

Available to stream on APTN Lumi January 29.

🎬 Created by: Dakota Brant, Tawnya Brant
🎬 Produced by: Laura J. Milliken, PJ Thornton, Big Soul Productions
🎬 Executive Producer: Laura J. Milliken
🎬 Writer/Director: Dakota Brant
🎬 Editor: Jake Thomas
🎬 Director of Photography: Jon Elliott

Thank you to everyone who tuned in to watch Episode 4 “Water Is Life” on APTN! The episode is now available for streamin...
02/03/2025

Thank you to everyone who tuned in to watch Episode 4 “Water Is Life” on APTN! The episode is now available for streaming on APTN Lumi.

Click the YouTube link to watch one more teaser from the episode featuring Dakota Brant as she explains how the water table in Six Nations has drastically dropped since Ontario’s Greenbelt and the 2005 Places To Grow Act have produced mass developments along the Grand River watershed.

https://youtu.be/pXEBH6h-MPA

02/03/2025

Chef Tawnya and friend Chef Rick Powless know re-indigenizing your palate can be tough, especially for kids who can be fussy when trying new things. But they plan to do just that! They head to the Earthship to create an unforgettable meal for Chef Rick’s family.

The APTN showtimes for Episode 5 “Re-Indigenizing Our Palate” are listed below ⬇️

1️⃣ Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT
2️⃣ Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 4 AM ET / 1 AM PT & 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT

Available to stream on APTN Lumi February 5.

🎬 Created by: Dakota Brant, Tawnya Brant
🎬 Produced by: Laura J. Milliken, PJ Thornton, Big Soul Productions
🎬 Executive Producer: Laura J. Milliken
🎬 Writer/Director: Dakota Brant
🎬 Editor: Jake Thomas
🎬 Director of Photography: Jay Kemp

Chef Tawnya and Chef Rick Powless use precontact ingredients to create a flavoured packed meal for Rick’s wife & kids.Ep...
02/03/2025

Chef Tawnya and Chef Rick Powless use precontact ingredients to create a flavoured packed meal for Rick’s wife & kids.

Episode 5 “Re-Indigenizing Our Palate” airs TOMORROW! The APTN showtimes are listed below ⬇️

1️⃣ Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT
2️⃣ Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 4 AM ET / 1 AM PT & 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT

Available to stream on APTN Lumi February 5.

🎬 Created by: Dakota Brant, Tawnya Brant
🎬 Produced by: Laura J. Milliken, PJ Thornton, Big Soul Productions
🎬 Executive Producer: Laura J. Milliken
🎬 Writer/Director: Dakota Brant
🎬 Editor: Jake Thomas
🎬 Director of Photography: Jay Kemp

Catch the full clip of Chef Tawnya Brant making her famous traditional Grand River-style corn soup — available only on t...
02/03/2025

Catch the full clip of Chef Tawnya Brant making her famous traditional Grand River-style corn soup — available only on the One Dish One Spoon YouTube channel.

https://youtu.be/GcTDF4txfrY

Chef Tawnya Brant is famous for her traditional Grand River-style corn soup. Enjoy this teaser from Episode 1, "Lyed Corn," and learn how to make your own co...

02/02/2025

Thank you to everyone who watched or streamed the latest episode “Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems” on APTN & APTN lumi! There is only 1️⃣ episode left to go... But before we share anything from the final episode, here’s 1️⃣ more teaser from “Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems” featuring the $30K feature race from the 19th Running of the Northern Sprint Car Nationals at OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY.

02/02/2025

Watch the Series Finale starting this Friday! We’ve quoted him before, and we’ll do it again, but Victor Bomberry #420 always says it best: “If you ain’t first, you’re last” 😆 He also said, “We’re gonna have some fun with you guys tonight, we’re gonna do a lot of bleeping and blooping” Sounds fun! There’s plenty of bleeping and blooping in the final episode of Friday Night Thunder Season 4.

Episode 413, “This Isn’t the End”, APTN showtimes are listed below ⬇️.

1️⃣ Friday, December 6, at 8:30 PM (ET) / 5:30 PM (PT)
2️⃣ Saturday, December 7, at 4:30 AM (ET) / 1:30 AM (PT) & 11:30 PM (ET) / 8:30 PM (PT)
3️⃣ Tuesday, December 10, at 3:30 PM (ET) / 12:30 PM (PT)

Leave a comment, or like and share this post if you agree this has been the best “bleeping” season!

02/02/2025

We’re sharing one more clip from Episode 413 “This Isn’t the End” featuring Brian Nanticoke , Matthew James Hill , and Allan Downey , who all rave about OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY. 🏁 Like or comment if you agree with Matthew that it’s one of the best race tracks in North America!

Stream Friday Night Thunder Seasons 1–4 now on APTN lumi. That’s 52 episodes you can binge!

02/02/2025

Check out the Friday Night Thunder Season 4 Drone Sizzle Reel. One of our DOP’s, Tom Scollard, has captured some beautiful and cinematic moments using his DJI drone during the 2023 OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY race season. Remarkably, Tom & Abbey from Aerial Performance Media never had a drone collision 💥

Fun Fact: When Tom wasn’t using his Sony FX3 to film the action in the pits, he would pop up his DJI Air3 drone to record the sprint car action on the track! Talk about a multi-tasker 😉

Enjoy these drone moments of Ohsweken Speedway. It sure is a wonderful place. 🏁 … again, this is why we create reels. 🎞️

Stream Friday Night Thunder Seasons 1–4 now on APTN lumi.

Digital Media Content Director: Denneil Annett
Digital Media Editor: Steve Cairns
Social Media Content Director: Melissa Jim

11/29/2024

Thank you to everyone who watched last week’s episode 'Meet The Millers’ on APTN or streamed it on APTN lumi. As a treat, we’re sharing one more teaser from Episode 405. This one doesn’t feature “The Iceman” Johnny Miller #20, but it’s a sprint car wreck that involves Brian “The Crow” Nanticoke .

Come back tomorrow for a teaser for this week’s episode. Hint: It’s called “As The Crow Flies”. 🐦‍⬛

11/29/2024

It’s been a rough season for Brian Nanticoke, , who starts off with a string of bad luck! And this teaser has nothing to do with that 🤣 but this clip is short and sweet and features Brian and his grandson, Haedyn, who make a fun pair. Tune into Episode 406 “As The Crow Flies” this Friday on APTN.

If you want to see a teaser of Brian's string of bad luck moments drop a bird emoji in the comment section 🐦‍⬛

Busy on Friday? No worries! You’ll still have three more chances to watch the new episode. The showtimes for 'As The Crow Flies' are below ⬇️

Episode 406 APTN Showtimes:
1. Friday, October 11 – 8:30 PM (ET) / 5:30 PM (PT)
2. Saturday, October 12 – 4:30 AM (ET) / 1:30 AM (PT) & 11:30 PM (ET) / 8:30 PM (PT)
3. Tuesday, October 15 at 3:30 PM (ET) / 12:30 PM (PT)

🎬 Director/Writer: Laura Milliken
🎬 Editor: Steve Cairns
🎬 Music Composed by: Derek Miller
🎬 Produced by: Laura Milliken, PJ Thornton, Big Soul Productions

11/29/2024

It’s been a really rough season so far for Matthew Hill, , who is half of Hill Bros Racing with his brother Joshua Hill, #99. These bros are notoriously competitive with each other and it really shows in this teaser from Episode 407, “Matt’s Moment”. Watch the new episode this Friday, October 18th on APTN and stream it on APTN lumi.

Episode 407 APTN Showtimes:
1. Friday, October 18 – 8:30 PM (ET) / 5:30 PM (PT)
2. Saturday, October 19 – 4:30 AM (ET) / 1:30 AM (PT) & 11:30 PM (ET) / 8:30 PM (PT)
3. Tuesday, October 22 at 3:30 PM (ET) / 12:30 PM (PT)

🎬 Produced by: Laura Milliken, PJ Thornton, Big Soul Productions
🎬 Executive Producer/Director/Writer: Laura Milliken�
🎬 Music Composed by: Derek Miller
🎬 Senior Editor: Kyle Crockard

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Toronto, ON
M4L3S5

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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416-598-7762

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