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.
Sugarcane, by first-time director Julian Brave Noisecat and director, producer, and cinematographer Emily Kassie, has won more than a dozen awards, including the U.S. Documentary Competition Directing award at the Sundance Film Festival. The film will be released in select theaters in New York and Toronto on August 9, with a wider release in the U.S. and Canada on August 16, and available for streaming on Hulu and Disney+ later this year.
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