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Sugarcane

Fri Nov 8 - Fri Nov 29
An investigation into abuse and missing children at a native residential school ignites a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve.
Fri Nov 8
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Fri Nov 29

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. Called “a must-see film” by the New York Times, Sugarcane follows survivors and investigators after the horrifying treatment of Indigenous Canadians was discovered at residential schools in 2021. 
  
Evidence of unmarked graves was found 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 and Julian Brave NoiseCat
Duration
107 min
Year
2024
Country
Canada / USA
Language
English and Secwepemctsín
Subtitles
English subtitles