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A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life, SUGARCANE, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation and abuse many children experienced at these segregated boarding schools was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation, SUGARCANE illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to persevere. Read More Read Less
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Peyton Robinson RogerEbert.com It’s profoundly evocative, with spoken memories and moments of inability to muster the words gut-punching with equal measure. Rated: 4/4 Aug 12, 2024 Full Review Radheyan Simonpillai Globe and Mail Co-directors Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie approach this painful conversation with the sensitivity and empathy it’s rarely afforded, and their film shows how it is almost impossible to adequately speak to this trauma. Aug 7, 2024 Full Review Dwight Brown DwightBrownInk.com This is documentary filmmaking at its best. A credit to the genre. Compelling, spiritual and enlightening. Rated: 4/4 Feb 8, 2024 Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix Sugarcane is a personally intimate examination of the abuse and suspected murders in Canada's Indigenous residential schools. Some of the investigative elements come up short, but this documentary is a powerful testament to survivor resilience. Aug 10, 2024 Full Review Christopher Campbell Nonfics Sugarcane is masterfully put together. Aug 9, 2024 Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue Both eye-opening and gut-wrenching, this thoughtful documentary brings a broad resonance and urgency to a culturally specific story of systemic oppression and abuse. Aug 9, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life, SUGARCANE, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation and abuse many children experienced at these segregated boarding schools was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation, SUGARCANE illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to persevere.
Director
Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat
Producer
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn
Distributor
National Geographic Documentary Films
Production Co
Impact Partners, Hedgehog Films, Fit Via Vi Film Productions, Kassie Films
Rating
R
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 9, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.6K
Runtime
1h 47m