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Music by | Mali Obomsawin |
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Distributed by | National Geographic Documentary Films |
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Running time | 107 minutes[1] |
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Language | English |
Sugarcane is a 2024 documentary film, directed by Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie and produced by Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn. It follows an investigation into the Canadian Indian residential school system, igniting a reckoning in the lives of survivors and descendants.
It had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2024 where it won the Grand Jury award for Directing.[2]
It follows an investigation into the Canadian Indian residential school system, igniting a reckoning in the lives of survivors and descendants.[3][4]
The film received grants from Catapult Film Fund and the International Documentary Association Enterprise Fund.[5][6][7]
It had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2024.[8] In February 2024, National Geographic Documentary Films acquired distribution rights to the film.[9]