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Oscar Docs: Sugarcane
Episode 1037

Oscar Docs: Sugarcane

Filmmakers Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie discuss their film "Sugarcane" that documents the abuse at residential schools in Canada, and that strikes close to home for NoiseCat.

The Brian Lehrer Show

February 14, 202517m 15s

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Show Notes

This month we hear from the makers of the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best feature documentary. Today, Julian Brave NoiseCat, writer and filmmaker, and Emily Kassie, filmmaker and investigative journalist, discuss their film "Sugarcane" that documents the long history of abuse at one Indian residential school in Canada and the damage to individuals, families and communities from the century-long practice across the U.S. and Canada.

Sugarcane is streaming on Hulu and Disney+.

Topics

indigenous_historycanadalocal_wnycoscar_documentariesresidential_schoolshistoryindigenous_peoples