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Feather Fall
202423 min 1 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Ossie Michelin
Production: Liz Cowie (National Film Board of Canada)Rohan Fernando (National Film Board of Canada)Nathalie Cloutier (National Film Board of Canada)John Christou (National Film Board of Canada)Annette Clarke (National Film Board of Canada)
Script: Ossie Michelin
A National Film Board of Canada production.
Ten years after capturing a defining image of Indigenous resistance—Amanda Polchies kneeling in prayer with an eagle feather in hand before a line of RCMP in riot gear—Inuk filmmaker and journalist Ossie Michelin returns to Elsipogtog, New Brunswick. Feather Fall reconnects with the women and warriors who stood on the frontlines of a historic anti-fracking standoff, reflecting on its impact and the community’s enduring legacy of resistance. Told through an Indigenous lens, the film is a powerful meditation on sovereignty, healing and the strength of collective action.
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Subject categories
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Atlantic RegionRelations with Government and Security Forces
- Environment and Conservation > Energy ResourcesIndigenous ConcernsSocial Action
- Media and Communication > Journalism and News Reporting
- Industry and Commerce > Oil and Gas Industries
- Indigenous Peoples: Canada > Mi'kmaq (L'nu)
- Nature & Ecological Knowledge > Pollution & General Environmental Degradation
- Indigenous Governance General (Modern, Contemporary) > Protests, Activism, Popular Political Movements, Resistance, Conflicts
Credits
- writer
- Ossie Michelin
- director
- Ossie Michelin
- editor
- Jon Deitcher
- cinematography
- Max Machado
- Desmond Simon
- sound design
- Catherine Van Der Donckt
- producer
- Liz Cowie
- Rohan Fernando
- additional cinematography
- Collision Pictures
- James Snapko
- Trista Snapko
- location sound recording
- Bruce Legrow
- narrator
- Ossie Michelin
- production assistant
- Pierre Haché
- transcription
- Lisa Clarke
- additional editing
- Liz Rosch
- additional music
- Audio Network Canada
- foley
- Stéphane Cadotte
- foley recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- production supervisor
- Roz Power
- technical coordinator
- Daniel Lord
- Jean-François Laprise
- Christopher MacIntosh
- graphics
- Alain Ostiguy
- motion design
- Alain Ostiguy
- online editor
- Luca di Gioacchino
- digital editing technician
- Patrick Trahan
- Pierre Dupont
- Albert Kurian
- re-recording
- Jean-Paul Vialard
- senior production coordinator
- Sarah MacLeod
- Kelly Davis
- associate producer
- Jayde Tynes
- line producer
- Geneviève Duguay
- studio administrator
- Leslie Anne Poyntz
- Isabelle Limoges
- senior marketing advisor
- Laurianne Désormiers
- project manager
- Geneviève Bérard
- marketing coordinator
- Michelle Rozon
- publicist
- Justine Baillargeon
- legal counsel
- Peter Kallianiotis
- executive producer
- Nathalie Cloutier
- Rohan Fernando
- John Christou
- Annette Clarke