Sugarcane

New Directors Competition

Sugarcane

Sugarcane

Canada 2024 Documentary cor 107 min.

A tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life, the documentary is a portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation and abuse many children experienced at these segregated boarding schools were brought to light, sparking a outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities.

Winner of the directing award of the U.S. Documentary section at the Sundance Film Festival.

Canada documentary indigenous international film festivals awarded films female directors

direction

Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie

cinematography

Christopher LaMarca, Emily Kassie

editing

Nathan Punwar, Daisy Maya

sound

Andrea Bella

music

Mali Obomsawin

production

Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn

produced by

Kassie Films, Hedgehog Films

world sales

Dogwoof

contact

[email protected]

indicative rating

16