Bones of Crows
A powerful and moving exploration of the horrors and lasting impact of the Residential School System, Bones of Crows follows Aline Spears (Dove), a Cree musical prodigy forcibly removed from her family as a young girl. Following her traumatic experiences, Aline serves her country as a Cree Code Talker in World War II, and thereafter tries to carve out a life for herself, but the memories of what happened to her and her siblings never leaves her. Finding that her story is one shared by hundreds of thousands displaced Indigenous people, she sets herself on a pursuit of justice for herself and future generations.
This courageous generation-spanning epic premiered at TIFF to rave reviews, and received five nominations at the Canadian Screen Awards including Best Original Screenplay.
“[It] should be required viewing for all Canadians.” – Kim Hughes, Original Cin
Director
Marie Clements (Métis/Dene)
Clements is an award-winning artist and filmmaker whose work has screened at Cannes, TIFF, VIFF, American Indian Film Festival and imagineNATIVE. She has directed shorts, music videos, and the feature documentary The Road Forward as well as the narrative features Red Snow, Lay Down Your Heart. Her film Bones of Crows won 35 awards internationally and was nominated for 25 others and was also released as a full length mini-series by the CBC.
Writer
Marie Clements (Métis/Dene)
Cast
Joshua Odjick (Algonquin/Anishinaabe), Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki), Rémy Girard, Grace Dove (Secwépemc), Phillip Lewitski (Mohawk)
Producers
Christine Haebler, Trish Dolman
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, History, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics, Strong Female Leads
Original Languages
Cree, English