Film
The Crying Fields
2019 · 19m · Documentary
A discovery on a small reservation in Alberta reveals the truth behind a 70-year old lie that has changed the community and its people forever.
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Overview
A deep dive into the history of the Canadian Government and the Department of National Defence leasing First Nations reserves as practice bombing ranges during World War I and World War II. This documentary follows the Enoch Cree Nation's process of developing it's land claim against the Canadian Government following the discovery of active landmines in the heart of the nation's cultural lands and golf course in 2014, almost 70 years later.
Cast
Crew
- Hayley MorinProducer · Writer · Director
- Vincent EgerDirector of Photography · Editor
- Matthias MacLeodEditor
Details
- Release date
- July 15, 2019
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 19m
- Budget
- $40,000
- Genres
- Documentary
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