New Directors Competition
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.
Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie
Christopher LaMarca, Emily Kassie
Nathan Punwar, Daisy Maya
Andrea Bella
Mali Obomsawin
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn
Kassie Films, Hedgehog Films
Dogwoof
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