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Release Date:
January 1, 2006
Original Title:
Finding Dawn
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
ONF | NFB
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
CA: 14A
Runtime: 73
Acclaimed Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh presents a compelling documentary that puts a human face on a national tragedy: the murders and disappearances of an estimated 500 Aboriginal women in Canada over the past 30 years. This is a journey into the dark heart of Native women's experience in Canada. From Vancouver's Skid Row to the Highway of Tears in northern British Columbia, to Saskatoon, this film honours those who have passed and uncovers reasons for hope. Finding Dawn illustrates the deep historical, social and economic factors that contribute to the epidemic of violence against Native women in this country.
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Assistant Editor:
Erin Cummings
Dialogue Editor:
Mark Hensley
Director:
Christine Welsh
Director of Photography:
Moira Simpson
Editor:
Janice Brown
Executive Producer:
Rina Fraticelli
Musician:
Bill Henderson
Original Music Composer:
Bruce Ruddell
Producer:
Svend-Erik Eriksen
Production Coordinator:
Christine Sears
Production Supervisor:
Kathryn Lynch
Researcher:
Christine Welsh
Jessica Wood
Banchi Hanuse
Sound Designer:
Gael MacLean
Sound Recordist:
Moira Simpson
Writer:
Christine Welsh
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