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Nosisim

Genre

Documentary

Directed By

Sonya Ballantyne

Date: May 2017
Length: 00:10:31
Process: Colour
Country: Canada
Language: English
Shooting Format: HD, Super 8mm
Sound Format: Dialogue, Music, Voice-Over

Synopsis

In Nosisim, Sonya Ballantyne learns of her grandmother's traumatic past through a drawing titled 'Virginia and Gladys' by famed Indigenous artist Daphne Odjig. This masterful rendition of Sonya's grandmother and mother, Virginia and Gladys George, was done shortly after they were forced from their home due to a manmade hydroelectric dam.

Tags

Aboriginal, art, dam, Daphne Odjig, hydro electric, Indigenous

Credits

Director
Sonya Ballantyne
Producer
Sage
Production Company
Code Breaker Films
Writer
Sonya Ballantyne, Sage
Cinematographer
Luther Alexander
Editor
Madison Thomas
Music
Justin Delorme
Sound Editor
Danny Chodirker
Narrator
Sonya Ballantyne

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