DramaFantasyHistory
In the Beginning was Water and Sky
User Score1 votes
90%9.0/10
Release2017→
Runtime0H 13M
LanguageOjibwa
StatusReleased
Synopsis
A haunting and visually stunning fairytale that blends the horrors of fantasy and the real life historical events of colonization and Indian Boarding Schools in the United States. A Native American girl in the 1700s and a Native American boy in the 1960s struggle to find their way back to a home that may be lost forever.
Principal Cast8
Norma-Sue Hill
Girl
Shohnáhose Davin Bomberry
Boy
Carter Simon
Boy with Bleached Hair
Jenna Clause
Tongue Prick Girl
James Levesque
Rider in Black
Harrison Stewart
School Principal
Tara McLearnon
School Teacher
Christina Vernucci
School Teacher #2
Media2
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Director
Ryan Ward
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Keywords
native americansocial justiceresidential schoolfrozen bodyindigenous peoplescolonizationresiliencecultural identitynative american culturedecolonizationindian historical settingtransgenerational traumaloss of languageindian residential school system
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Countries:CanadaUnited States of America
Production:Heart Shaped MoviesHeart Shaped