About me

As an award-winning Métis filmmaker born in Calgary, on the doorstep of the Canadian Rockies, Apolla Echino is dedicated to creating high quality films about underrepresented stories, with the vision of a day where everyone can see a themselves in mainstream media. Based in Rockaway Beach, NYC, she is an avid winter surfer and has carved out a meaningful career telling stories of Indigenous Peoples, women and our LGBTQ+ community. As a filmmaker, her goal is to contribute to creating a world where diverse stories are the norm.

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Projects

• 5

  Lisbon Like A LocalFor the Aventura Visa Card, we created a travel series about authentic engagement through tourism. In this video, a restaurateur travels to Lisbon to get inspiration for her new restaurant
• 6

  "Surfing the South Island of New Zealand - Winter"Filmmaker Apolla Echino was tired of seeing men get to have all the fun in adventure films and is on a one-woman mission to change that around. Her documentary series, A Woman’s Guide To The World, has taken her aboard a tall ship sailing to Antarctica and into the wildest corners of the Amazon jungle. But it’s the latest chapter, a wintertime surf trip across the stunning South Island of New Zealand that has attracted hundreds of thousands of viewers from across the globe.
• 3

  "Our Neighbourhood, Our New Orleans"Branded content video for CIBC's Aventura VISA card
• 4

  Lululemon: "Let the Feeling Flow"Director/Holiday 2020 Campaign
• 1

  My Happiness FundA branded content video for Canadian bank, Simplii Financial
• 1

  Destination IndigenousAn overview of Indigenous Tourism across Canada

Projects credited in

• 1

  My Happiness FundA branded content video for Canadian bank, Simplii Financial

Skills

• Directing Film
• Directing Theatre
• Directing Actors
• Directing
• Directing Shoots
• Producing
• Content Producing
• Creative Producing
• Film Producing
• Creative Pitching
• Creative Pitches