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this river
201619 min 26 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Erika MacPhersonKatherena Vermette
Production: Alicia SmithDavid Christensen
Script: Katherena VermetteErika MacPherson
This river offers a first-hand perspective on the devastating experience of searching for a loved one who has disappeared.
Kyle Kematch and Katherena Vermette have both experienced this heartbreak. Kyle has a sister who went missing over five years ago. He now works with Drag the Red, a volunteer organization that searches the Red River for clues relating to missing members of the Indigenous community. Katherena is a poet and writer whose work stems from a family tragedy that happened over 20 years ago. Though their stories are different, they each exemplify the beauty, grace, resilience, and activism born out of the need to do something.
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Subject categories
- Law and Crime > Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and GirlsViolence Against Women
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Social Problems
- Women > Violence Against Women
- Civics/Citizenship > Citizen Responsibilities
- Social Studies > Contemporary IssuesLaw
- Indigenous Studies > Issues and Contemporary Challenges
- History and Citizenship Education > Issues in Society Today
- Justice System & Indigenous People > Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)
- Indigenous Governance General (Modern, Contemporary) > Protests, Activism, Popular Political Movements, Resistance, Conflicts
Credits
- director
- Erika MacPherson
- Katherena Vermette
- writer
- Katherena Vermette
- Erika MacPherson
- producer
- Alicia Smith
- executive producer
- David Christensen
- narration
- Katherena Vermette
- participant
- Kyle Kematch
- Calvin Alexander
- Katherena Vermette
- director of photography
- Iris Ng
- location sound mixer
- Anita Lubosch
- sound designer
- Anita Lubosch
- sound editor
- Anita Lubosch
- picture editor
- Erika MacPherson
- digital intermediate technician
- Marcel Kreutzer
- workflow consultant
- Marcel Kreutzer
- boat driver
- Kyle Kematch
- Jan Bass
- sound mix engineer
- Bruce Little
- on-line colourist
- Tony Wytinck
- production coordinator
- Faye Yoneda
- Jasmine Pullukatt
- production supervisor
- Mark Power
- production assistant
- Kristin Poyntz
- program administrator
- Bree Beach
- Ginette D'Silva
- centre operations manager
- Darin Clausen
- director general
- Michelle van Beusekom
- marketing manager
- Leslie Stafford
- marketing coordinator
- Michelle Rozon
- stills photographer
- Chris Friesen
- film poster design
- Sébastien Aubin
- transcription
- Sharon Murphy
- Patricia Garry
- strategic advisor
- Etoile Stewart
Awards
- Coup de cœur Jury AwardFirst Peoples' Festival (Land InSights)
- Best Short DocumentaryCanadian Screen Awards