Cradlesong
(2003, 72 min.) CANADA
Director: Darlene Naponse (Ojibwe)
Actors: Ghislaine Goudreau, Nathan Hunter, Shkebe Landry, Lisa-Marie Naponse, Thea Pattison, Randy Pitawanakwat, Gertie Manitowabi, Madeline McGregor, Paula Naponse, Martina Osawamick, Greg Tremblay, Liz Wabegjig, and Schuyler Webster

Parallel narratives portray a small Native community-its familiar routines, small joys, and an undercurrent of despair that threatens to erupt into violence. This first feature, produced at the filmmaker's own Whitefish Lake First Nation, combines risky young filmmaking with a verité view of northern Native life.

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