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Release Date:
April 29, 2021
Original Title:
Spirit to Soar
Alternate Titles:
Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin
Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin Spirit to Soar
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Antica Productions
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 46
Between 2000 and 2011, seven First Nations high school students in Thunder Bay died. Five were found in rivers surrounding Lake Superior. All were forced to leave their homes in order to attend school. Anishinaabe/Polish Canadian journalist Tanya Talaga brought international attention to this tragedy through her award-winning non-fiction book Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City. Talaga returns to Thunder Bay and her ancestral roots to talk with the family members, Indigenous community leaders and youth whose resilience in the face of unjust colonial systems provide a path forward.
Animation:
Justin Stephenson
Cinematography:
Sean Stiller
Director:
Tanya Talaga
Michelle Derosier
Editor:
Eui Yong Zong
Editorial Services:
Adam Phipps
Executive Producer:
Stuart Coxe
Tanya Talaga
Producer:
Shivani Srivastava
Nida Marji
Rose LeMay
Sound:
Zoe Gordon
Writer:
Tanya Talaga
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