Name: Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Released: 2023-05-12T15:09:32-04:00
Duration: 5520S

SYNOPSIS

This film traces the life of the cultural and musical icon Buffy Sainte-Marie. Interviews with Alanis Obomsawin, Joni Mitchell, Robbie Robertson, and many others whose lives have been touched by Buffy are woven through the personal story and innovative journey of this artist and First Nations rights activist.

Theme(s): , Colonialism, Culture, First nations, Music, Racism

DETAILS

Director | , Madison Thomas

Year | , 2022

Country | , Canada, United States

Duration | 92 minutes

Original language | , English

Subtitles | , French

Image | Andy Hourahine, Gabriel Levesque, Jon Elliott

Sound | Chris Birkett, Daniel Pellerin, Elma Bello, Kane Kirton, Michelle Irving, Stephen Paniccia

Editing | Brina Romanek

Production | Eagle Vision, White Pine Pictures, Lisa Meeches, Stephen Paniccia

Distribution | White Pine Pictures

DIRECTOR

Madison Thomas

SEE COMPLETE PROFILE

Madison Thomas was named one of Playback Magazine’s “Five Filmmakers to Watch” in 2019. A storyteller of mixed ancestry (Ojibwe/Saulteaux & Russian/Ukrainian settler), Thomas is based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba in Treaty 1 territory. She has a rapidly growing number of credits as a writer, director and editor across several genres, formats and platforms. Her nuanced and unique work has played festivals and won awards worldwide. Thomas is also a committed youth mentor. She’s taught filmmaking and leadership skills to youth with various organizations and programs both in Winnipeg and internationally since 2013. In 2016 Thomas gave a TEDx talk called “Arts in the Hood” on her journey as an artist and the importance of art programming for inner city and low-income youth.