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SUGARCANE

By Julian BRAVE NOISECAT, Emily KASSIE

DOGWOOF - as SALES / DISTR Theatrical

Documentary - Completed 2023

A gripping investigation of unmarked graves at an Indian residential school unearths secrets below and above ground, igniting a reckoning in the lives of survivors and their descendants, including the film’s co-director.

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Sundance Film Festival 2024

U.S. Documentary Competition

- Year of production
- 2023
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- CANADA
- Duration
- 111 mn
- Director(s)
- Julian BRAVE NOISECAT, Emily KASSIE
- Synopsis
- This documentary invites audiences to confront profound questions about morality and justice, and to bear witness to the lasting intergenerational legacy of trauma from the residential school system — including forced family separation, physical and sexual abuse, and the destruction of Native culture and language. Drawing on the filmmakers own backgrounds in activism and journalism — as well as NoiseCat's personal connection to the story and community — the directors deftly weave together multiple strands to form this compelling, heartbreaking narrative. Demonstrating unparalleled humanity, compassion, and grace for the affected Indigenous communities in North America, their powerful documentary operates from a place of pure and total empathy. At the same time, NoiseCat and Kassie recognize the resilience of the survivors and their descendants, and their unflagging determination to seek answers to long-buried secrets. Ultimately, SUGARCANE reminds us to respect the humanity in ourselves as well as in others. In partnership with National Geographic

SUGARCANE

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