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A documentary exposing the abuse and deaths of Indigenous children in Canadian schools, and a determined search for accountability by the survivors.

This debut feature documentary is an epic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. Set amidst a ground-breaking investigation into abuse and death at an Indian residential school, the film empowers participants to break cycles of intergenerational trauma by bearing witness to painful, long-ignored truths and the love that endures within their families despite the revelation of genocide. 

During production, Julian Brave NoiseCat’s own story became an integral part of this beautiful multi-stranded portrait of a community, as the directors encounter both the extraordinary pain these individuals had to suppress as a tool for survival and the unique beauty of a group of people finding the strength to persevere. This vital documentary is a stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life.

Tagged with: Cinema New releases

Canada 2024 dir Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie 107 min

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Cinemas

Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
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Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

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