Sugarcane
A film by Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie
w/ Willie Sellars, Charlene Belleau, Whitney Spearing
PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP with CINE LAS AMERICAS
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A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life, SUGARCANE, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is an epic cinematic 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 was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation, SUGARCANE illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to persevere.
An official selection of the 26th annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival in 2024.
Oscar Nominee for Best Documentary Feature Film and first film with a North American Indigenous director in the Oscars' 97-year history.
Presented In English and Secwepemctsín with English subtitles
w/ Willie Sellars, Charlene Belleau, Whitney Spearing
PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP with CINE LAS AMERICAS
Visit cinelasamericas.org for more information
A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life, SUGARCANE, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is an epic cinematic 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 was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation, SUGARCANE illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to persevere.
An official selection of the 26th annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival in 2024.
Oscar Nominee for Best Documentary Feature Film and first film with a North American Indigenous director in the Oscars' 97-year history.
Presented In English and Secwepemctsín with English subtitles
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