Team

Adrien Harpelle – Director & Producer

Adrien Harpelle is a bilingual (English, French) filmmaker, audio engineer, and composer. He creates music and film with a focus on documentary, sound design and composition. He is a director with a background in editing, sound design and composing.

Adrien was the mentor, director, and composer for the 24min documentary Journey to our Homeland, which follows Nibinamik First Nation Elders as they travel a historic canoe route with youth to their old village site. The film won a Golden Sheaf Award for Research at the Yorkton Film Festival and was nominated for Best Emerging Filmmaker and the Kathleen Shannon Award, in 2023. The film was acquired by APTN Lumi in 2024

Alyssa Kusik – Creative Director

Alyssa Kusik is a multi-disciplinary artist from Thunder Bay, Ontario. She is a working filmmaker who works on all phases of production, most often as a videographer, artistic direction, graphics, and color editor. She works on documentaries about history, globalization, social justice, the environment and mental health issues. Filmmaking has guided her artistic practice to create art that drives discussion.

LIP Media works with a fantastic group of collaborators with a wide range of
talents depending on what your project needs!