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Two Worlds Colliding
200449 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Tasha Hubbard
Production: Bonnie ThompsonGraydon McCrea
Script: Tasha Hubbard
Two Worlds Colliding is an inquiry into what came to be known as Saskatoon's infamous "freezing deaths," and the schism between a fearful, mistrustful Indigenous community and a police force harbouring a harrowing secret.
One frigid night in January 2000 Darrell Night, an Indigenous man was dumped by two police officers in -20° C temperatures in a barren field on the city outskirts. He survives the ordeal but is stunned to hear that the frozen body of another Indigenous man was discovered in the same area. Days later, another victim, also Native, is found.
When Night comes forward with his story, he sets into motion a chain of events: a major RCMP investigation into several suspicious deaths, the conviction of the two constables who abandoned him and the reopening of an old case, leading to a judicial inquiry.
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Subject categories
- Law and Crime > Citizens' ProtectionDiscriminationHuman RightsIndigenous PeoplesPolice Operations
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > DiscriminationLiving in non-Indigenous CommunitiesPrairiesRelations with Government and Security ForcesSocial Problems
- Health/Personal Development > Bullying & Discrimination
- Indigenous Studies > History/PoliticsIdentity/Society
- Civics/Citizenship > Human Rights
- Justice System & Indigenous People > Abuse of Power, Police Brutality, Deaths in Custody, Wrongful Arrests Policing, Police
- Health & Wellbeing > Addiction (Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking Cessation)
- Worldview, Belief, Spirituality Philosophy & Ideology > Dance Ceremonies Sweat Lodge
- Roles & Relationships > Discrimination Against & Oppression Race Relations, Racism & Discrimination
- Education > Indigenous Education – Canada
Credits
- writer
- Tasha Hubbard
- director
- Tasha Hubbard
- producer
- Bonnie Thompson
- director of photography
- George Hupka
- additional camera
- Thomas Hale
- Kevin Hogarth
- Derek Gale
- Randy Tomiuk
- Glen Markwart
- Tasha Hubbard
- location sound
- Thomas Hale
- additional sound
- Ryan Whitehead
- Lanny Westgard
- Wayne Giesbrecht
- Albert Couillard
- Daniel Shingoose
- grip
- Daniel Shingoose
- photographer
- Kevin Hogarth
- editor
- Harley Michailuck
- additional editing
- Scott Parker
- story consultant
- Nettie Wiebe
- narrator
- Andrea Menard
- original music
- Ross Nykiforuk
- consultant
- Loretta Todd
- Doug Cuthand
- Norma Bailey
- researcher
- Connie Braun
- Lee Sanders
- transcription typist
- Bridget Toms
- audio post-production
- Cosmic Pad Studios
- musician
- Ross Nykiforuk
- traditional singer
- Alan Bonaise
- Lorne Duquette
- graphic design
- Kim Clegg
- video post production services
- Studio Post and Transfer
- online editor
- Kevin House
- colourist
- Joe Owens
- production assistant
- Garratt Mooney
- Leanne Fiddler
- Claudette Laflamme
- Faye Yoneda
- studio clerk
- Ginette D'Silva
- production supervisor
- Kelly Isaac
- marketing manager
- Kim Ziervogel
- program administrator
- Darin Clausen
- executive producer
- Graydon McCrea
Awards
- Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best AboriginalYorkton Film Festival
- Canada AwardGemini Awards