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www.mohawkgirls.com PREMIERING ON OMNI SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 AND ON APTN TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25. TAGLINE Welcome to our world. (Just watch your back.) LOGLINE Mohawk Girls is a half hour dramatic comedy about four young women figuring out how to be Mohawk in the21st century. SYNOPSIS - SHORT What does it mean to be a modern day Mohawk woman? Mohawk Girls is a half hour dramatic comedy about four young women trying to figure out the answer. But with their parents, friends, community, and even their garbage man having an opinion, it’s an impossible task. SYNOPSIS - LONG Mohawk Girls centers around four twenty-something Mohawk women trying to find their place in the world, and of course, trying to find love. But in a small world where you or your friends have dated everyone on the rez, or the hot new guy turns out to be your cousin, it ain’t that simple. Torn between family pressure, tradition, obligation and the intoxicating freedom of the “outside world,” this fabulous foursome is on a mission to find happiness… and to find themselves. Bailey, 29, wants to be the “perfect” Mohawk. Everyone in her life seems to have a strong idea of what that means and she tries to live by their rules and meet their expectations. Unfortunately her heart starts taking her in very different directions and she finds herself having to constantly choose between her own happiness and everyone else’s. Caitlin, 27, is a full-figured sex-bomb who flaunts what god gave her and flirts with all the boys, even when she shouldn’t. Deeply protective of all her friends, her insecurity and lack of self-esteem make her incapable of protecting herself and she ends up settling for men who don’t treat her with respect and don’t give her the one thing she craves the most – love. Zoe, 28, is a type-A personality driven by the need to succeed and to be respected in her community. Obsessed by what people think of her, she is more focused on her image than on really living. But once she starts to let loose, she finds it hard to stop… even if it might jeopardize everything she’s worked for. Anna, 24, has a Mohawk father and a white mother. A newcomer to the rez, she is a free spirit whom the other girls envy and yet scold for not following the rules. Anna constantly struggles between her desire to fit in - to prove that she really is a Mohawk – and her desire to just be herself. She goes too far to both extremes and gets into trouble every step of the way. Mohawk Girls is light-hearted, sexy and fun. But it’s also honest, real, and poignant. It’s Sex and the City – Mohawk style. Contact Leisa Lee: [email protected] | 514-946-2010 www.mohawkgirls.com EPISODES Episode 101 - Welcome to Our World When Bailey’s ideal Mohawk man turns out to be less than ideal, she has to start her search all over again. Perfect Zoe finds a way to have secret fun that no one will know about. Caitlin hooks up with mean girl Vicky’s ex-boyfriend Butterhead and suffers the consequences. Free spirit Anna moves back to the strange world of the rez. Episode 102 - One Big Teepee Anna gets a crash course in the rules of the rez when she invites her non-Native city friends to a rez party. Bailey searches for love and finds it in an unlikely place. Zoe calls her online dating stranger for a little sex chat to take the edge off. Caitlin pursues Butterhead to no avail… ‘til he needs a place to crash. Episode 103 - Hanky Spanky Deciding she can have a little fun, Zoe lets loose at the local bar but she lets way too loose. Caitlin goes into sexy girlfriend overdrive to keep her flirtatious boyfriend from misbehaving. Bailey takes her cougar auntie’s advice and goes for a young pup. Quirky Anna undergoes a makeover to try to fit in but fails miserably. Episode 104 - Where’s My Warrior? Caitlin visits her family in Calgary to escape thoughts of her breakup with the cheating Butterhead. Zoe balks when her online dating stranger wants to meet in person. Taking a Mohawk language class, Anna tries to ignore how cute the teacher is - because he’s Bailey’s ex Thunder. Bailey goes to a nearby rez to expand her man horizons. Episode 105 - Lobster Club Bailey forces herself to date Mr. Mediocre but has more fun with new friend Jack. If only he wasn’t white. When Anna and Thunder are seen together, rumour spreads that they’re a couple. Zoe’s secret lover asks about her bedroom fantasies but she has no idea what they are. Caitlin takes Butterhead back and is on cloud nine. Episode 106 - Tube Steak Zoe pushes the boundaries in the bedroom but when she pushes too far, she freaks herself out. Alienated from the girls, Anna finds friendship in an unlikely place - with mean girl Vicky and her posse. Caitlin’s joy at being back together with Butterhead starts to wear off. Bailey is happy dating white guy Jack… ‘til her friends find out. Episode 107 - Beast Anna tries to implement her newfound “rez balls”. Bailey has to choose between what her community wants for her and what she wants. Turning into a doormat with Butterhead, Caitlin gets news that could change everything. When her pressure-cooker of a life becomes too much, Zoe takes her need for sexual adventure to the next level. Contact Leisa Lee: [email protected] | 514-946-2010 www.mohawkgirls.com Episode 108 - Building the Nation Caitlin breaks her big news to Butterhead and is surprised by his reaction. Anna is thrilled she mustered her courage and went for Thunder but she’s petrified of Vicky’s retribution. Energized by her dirty little secret, Zoe goes into role model overdrive. Bailey’s exciting new relationship with white guy Jack takes a surprising turn. Episode 109 - Freaksville When her family intervenes in her love life again, Bailey makes a radical decision. Caitlin’s living arrangements become too close for comfort. When the girls find out about Zoe’s secret escape, they decide to check it out for themselves. Anna and Thunder have very different ideas about the right time to consummate their new relationship. Episode 110 - What’s Your Number? Anna finds out about the importance of blood quantum on the rez and worries about what her own number may be. Butterhead’s mom teaches Caitlin a few tricks on how to keep her man happy. Bailey begins her quest to find a great guy in the city. Jonesing for another sexual escape, Zoe searches high and low for a satisfying partner. Episode 111 - Dating Mohawk Style Worried about her lack of a sex life with Butterhead, Caitlin hatches a plan to keep him satisfied. Anna struggles with her Mohawk status and what it could mean for her and Thunder. Having a hard time finding Mr. Right in the city, Bailey finds a way to speed up the process. Zoe takes a tentative first step in her quest for kink. Episode 112- Bridesmaidzilla Maid of honour Zoe is going to make sure everything is perfect at her cousin’s wedding, even if it kills her… and everyone else. Caitlin realizes how much her dad and Butterhead have in common. Bailey jumps between city life and rez life, trying to figure out where she belongs. Anna is pressured to up her game in order to keep Thunder. Episode 113 - Rez Balls Bailey meets a guy who seems too good to be true. Is he? Zoe gets swept away in her secret escape and shirks her responsibilities at home. Caitlin struggles to make a choice about her future. When Anna’s secret is revealed, she has to find a way to salvage her relationship with Thunder and her position in the community. Contact Leisa Lee: [email protected] | 514-946-2010 www.mohawkgirls.com CREATIVE TEAM Tracey Deer Creator / Director / Executive Producer Award-winning Mohawk filmmaker Tracey Deer has multiple credits to her name as producer, writer and director in both documentary and fiction. Beginning her career in documentary, Tracey teamed up with Rezolution Pictures for feature documentaries One More River: The Deal that Split the Cree, Mohawk Girls, and Club Native, as well as the documentary series Working it Out Together, seasons I & II. This collaboration has continued into fiction television with Mohawk Girls, the series, which she created, is directing and executive producing. Her work has been honored with two Gemini awards and has earned acclaim from multiple film festivals, including Hot Docs and DOXA. She has worked with the CBC, the NFB, and numerous independent production companies throughout Canada. In 2008, Playback Magazine declared her one of the 25 rising stars in the Canadian Entertainment Industry. A graduate of Dartmouth College’s Film Studies program, Tracey formed her own production company, Mohawk Princess Pictures, in 2006, which is currently producing Sex, Spirit, Strength, a feature-length documentary about reclaiming healthy sexuality in Aboriginal communities, and Dream Big, a 13-part youth empowerment documentary series for APTN. Tracey has multiple projects in development, including her first fiction feature film with writing partner Cynthia Knight. Having dreamed of this career since she was twelve years old, Tracey is ecstatic at being a visual storyteller – and hopes that her work has a positive impact on the world. “Tracey represents the next wave of Native filmmaking,” says Adam Symansky, NFB producer of Mohawk Girls and Club Native, “It isn’t based on the past so much as on Native communities taking responsibility and control of their future.