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    A Common Experience

    • 2013
    • 00h 10m 20s
    • Shane Belcourt
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    Synopsis

    A poetic exploration of the multigenerational affects of Canada's Indian Residential School system, based on the personal trials of Aboriginal playwright Yvette Nolan.

    Official Website

    • http://www.shanebelcourt.com

    Categories

    • Documentary,
    • Drama,
    • Short,
    • Body,
    • Childhood,
    • History,
    • Identity,
    • Indigenous,
    • Language,
    • Poetry,
    • Portraits,
    • Racism,
    • Decolonization,
    • Abuse,
    • Memory,
    • Canada

    Shooting Format

    • HD

    Languages

    • English

    Additional Details

    • Dialogue,
    • Colour

    Available Subtitle

    • None

    Region

    • Ontario,
    • Central Canada

    Screening Formats

    • DVD,
    • AppleProRes,
    • BluRay,
    • H.264,

    Credits

    • Director: Shane Belcourt

    Provided By

    • Winnipeg Film Group logo

    Festivals

    • Asinabka Film and Media Arts Festival
    • Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival
    • ImagineNative Film & Media Art Festival
    • Whistler Film Festival Society

    Links

    Purchase the DVD "A Common Experience" from the Winnipeg Film Group

    A Common Experience

    Source: Winnipeg Film Group | Author: Shane Belcourt

    A poetic exploration of the multigenerational affects of Canada's Indian Residential School system.

    Featured in the Program:

    still image from "IKWÉ", Caroline Monnet, 2009 (Winnipeg Film Group)

    5
    The Indigenous Eye

    Heart (Cœur) Directed by / Réalisé par Sam Karney,

    7
    Found in Translation: Looking Backward And Moving Forward

    A Common Experience, Shane Belcourt, 2013, Winnipeg Film Group

    4
    The Legacy of Residential School

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