Two Worlds Colliding

200449 minFilm: Documentary

G

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.

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