{"id":3243,"date":"2018-06-04T19:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T19:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2018\/06\/04\/preview-aptns-queen-of-the-oil-patch-is-the-story-of-triumph-and-acceptance\/"},"modified":"2018-06-04T19:00:24","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T19:00:24","slug":"preview-aptns-queen-of-the-oil-patch-is-the-story-of-triumph-and-acceptance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2018\/06\/04\/preview-aptns-queen-of-the-oil-patch-is-the-story-of-triumph-and-acceptance\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW: APTN\u2019S QUEEN OF THE OIL PATCH IS THE STORY OF TRIUMPH AND ACCEPTANCE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greg David\/ TV Eh?<\/em><\/p>\n

Until a screener landed in my inbox, I wasn\u2019t sure what\u00a0Queen of the Oil Patch<\/em>\u00a0was going to be about. According to the press release, the documentary series, debuting Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. ET on APTN, tells the tale of Fort McKay resident Massey Whiteknife and his alter ego, Iceis Rain. Whiteknife\u2019s business empire was shattered when oil prices took a tumble followed by fire sweeping through nearby Fort MacMurray. Cameras capture Whiteknife as he attempts to get back on his economic feet.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0Queen of the Oil Patch<\/em>\u00a0is so much more than that.<\/p>\n

When we catch up with Whiteknife, he shows off his two businesses in Fort Mac,\u00a0Tatonka North Contracting, a construction company and\u00a0Iceis Safety, a full-service occupational health and safety consulting business. But at night, Whiteknife becomes someone else \u2026 Iceis Rain.\u00a0Iceis is a critically-acclaimed recording artist, booking dates across the country, and was nominated at the 2014 Aboriginal People\u2019s Choice Music Awards, where she also performed. She\u2019s also an anti-bullying advocate, speaks to suicide prevention and has a wicked wiggle.<\/p>\n

Whiteknife\u2019s plan? To spend a year transitioning fully into Iceis Rain. How will that go over in Fort Mac? Will being a woman ruin his day-to-day business? Whiteknife is willing to take that chance to be who he is.<\/p>\n

Kah-Kitowak Films, a Vancouver-based production company that works in partnership with Great Pacific Media, has captured something really special in\u00a0Queen of the Oil Patch<\/em>.\u00a0M\u00e9tis producer-director Neil Grahn and producers Kelly McClughan and Mark Miller have gained the trust of their subject. The result is an intimate, honest portrait of a person who is passionate about what they do\u00a0and wants to help their fellow First Nations people find full-time jobs while becoming who they truly want to be.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s inspiring,\u00a0meaningful and riveting stuff. Don\u2019t miss it.<\/p>\n

Queen of the Oil Patch<\/em>\u00a0airs Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. ET on APTN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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