| Gil Cardinal searches for his natural family and an understanding of the circumstances that led to his becoming a foster child. An important figure in the history of Canadian Indigenous filmmaking, Gil Cardinal was born to a Métis mother but raised by a non-Indigenous foster family, and with this auto-biographical documentary he charts his efforts to find his biological mother and to understand why he was removed from her. Considered a milestone in documentary cinema, it addressed the country’s internal colonialism in a profoundly personal manner, winning a Special Jury Prize at Banff and multiple international awards. |
| Release Date: |
Mar 08, 1987 |
| Director: |
Gil Cardinal
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| Writer: |
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| Genres: |
Documentary
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| Keywords |
canada,
indigenous,
foster child,
biological mother,
first nations,
aboriginal,
short film
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| Production Companies |
ONF | NFB
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
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| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2025
Entered: May 02, 2024
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