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Holy angels
University of British Columbia Library

2017
Video > Documentary
Creators
Jacob, Selwyn ; Vercruysse, Shirley; National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Description
"In 1963, Lena Wandering Spirit became one of the more than 150,000 Indigenous children who were removed from their families and sent to residential school. Jay Cardinal Villeneuve’s short documentary Holy Angels powerfully recaptures Canada’s colonialist history through impressionistic images and the fragmented language of a child. Villeneuve met Lena through his work as a videographer with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Filmed with a fierce determination to not only uncover history but move past it, Holy Angels speaks of the resilience of a people who have found ways of healing—and of coming home again"--distributor's website.
Language
English

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Holding Library
University of British Columbia Library
Statement of Responsibility
directed by: Jay Cardinal Villeneuve ; produced by: Selwyn Jacob, Shirley Vercruysse ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal).
Publication Information
Montreal : National Film Board of Canada
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file (13 min., 52 sec.)) : sound
Notes
Indigenous filmmaker.
Agency - English program: British Columbia & Yukon Studio.
Writer, Jay Cardinal Villeneuve ; director, Jay Cardinal Villeneuve ; producer, Selwyn Jacob ; director of photography, Amy Belling ; editor, Ileana Pietrobruno ; composer, Wayne Lavallee ; sound recordist, Jeff Henschel, Lisa Kolisnyk ; choreographer, Michelle Olson ; costume designer, Dawn Mabee ; sound design, Chris McIntosh ; re-recording mixer, Chris McIntosh ; executive producer, Shirley Vercruysse.
Featuring, Lena Wandering Spirit, Phoenix Alec.
described video.
Leased collection. Future access is not guaranteed. For French versions select "français" in the lefthand panel.
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