Waseskun
| Waseskun | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Steve Patry |
| Written by | Steve Patry |
| Produced by | Nathalie Cloutier, Denis McCready |
Release date | 2016 |
Running time | 1h 20m |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Waseskun is a 2016 documentary film written and directed by Steve Patry about the Waseskun Healing Centre,[1] a Correctional Service of Canada healing lodge run by Canadian Indigenous people for Indigenous inmates, situated in Quebec's Lanaudière region. The title of the film and the facility, waseskun, is a Cree word describing the moment when clouds part after a storm and sunshine breaks through. The director lived with inmates three to four days a week over the course of an entire year, to record their experiences as well as build trust. The film shows how the facility combines traditional healing practices with crafts, sport as well as personal confessions. Inmates are shown recounting experiences of childhood abuse, and working to break the cycle of abuse and addiction.[2][3]
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada,[4] Waseskun was nominated for best feature-length documentary at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards.[5] Patry's previous documentary film, De prisons en prisons, also about incarceration in Quebec, was nominated for a Jutra Award for best feature-length documentary.[2]
The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations, for Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Editing in a Documentary, at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards.[6]
References
- ^ "Correctional Service Canada Healing Lodges". Government of Canada, Correctional Service of Canada. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
- ^ a b Caron, Dominique (29 September 2016). "Waseskun, documentaire-choc dans un centre de détention autochtone du Québec". ICI.Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ Lévesque, François. "Délinquants en guérison". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 2017-01-20.
- ^ Quessy, Geneviève. "Une prison sans barbelés". Le Journal de Montréal (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2017-01-20.
- ^ Hertz, Barry. "The Canadian Screen Awards go homegrown-heavy in 2017". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
- ^ "2017 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Revealed". ET Canada, January 17, 2017.
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