127 minutes – Drama, Indigenous
Language: English, Cree, ʔayʔajuθəm, Italian
Festival release date: September 10, 2022 – TIFF (World Premiere)
Release date: June 2, 2023
Production companies: Ayasew Ooskana Pictures, Marie Clements Media, Screen Siren Pictures, Grana Productions
Canadian distributor: Elevation Pictures
Bones of Crows is told through the eyes of Cree Matriarch Aline Spears, played by different actors at different stages of her life, as the story unfolds over 100 years. She survives a childhood in the Canadian residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. She uses her uncanny ability to understand and translate codes into working for a special division of the Canadian Air Force as a Cree code talker in World War II. Confronted by her traumatic past, as she embarks on a classified mission during the war she realizes the devastating secrets long buried in her are shared by others.
The feature film gets expanded when a five-part series will debut on CBC and Radio-Canada in 2023-24. Also see: Tiff 2022 – Day Eight.
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Crew:
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Producer:
| Marie Clements Trish Dolman Christine Haebler
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Executive Producer:
| Marie Clements Sam Grana Aaron Gilbert Steven Thibault Noah Segal
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Co-Executive Producer:
| Kyle Irving Lisa Meeches
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Associate Producer:
| Kerriann Cardinal Leena Minifie
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Line Producer:
| Brad Van Arragon
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Director:
| Marie Clements
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Screenwriter:
| Marie Clements
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Cinematographer:
| Vince Arvidson
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Editor:
| Maxime Lahaie
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Composer:
| Jesse Zubot Wayne Lavallee
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Production Designer:
| James Philpott
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Art Director:
| Vivien Nishi Stephanie Ajmeria (Set Decoration)
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Costume Designer:
| Jessica Kalan Carmen Thompson
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Cast: |
Roles:
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Grace Dove Phillip Forest Lewitski Rémy Girard Karine Vanasse Alyssa Wapanatâhk Michelle Thrush Glen Gould Gail Maurice Carla-Rae Cara Gee Jonathan Whitesell Patrick Garrow Summer Testawich Sierra Rose McRae Ethan Evans Payne Merasty Alanis Obomsawin Joshua Odjick Gerald Auger
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Aline Spears Adam Whallach Father Jacobs Sister Ruth Perseverance Spears January Spears Matthew Spears Older Taylor Whallach Older Aline Spears Percy Whallach Thomas Miller Archbishop Thomas Miller Young Aline Spears Young Perseverance Spears Preteen Johnnie Young Tye Spears TRC Film Director Jake Whallach Chief Wandering Spirit
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