The Red Dress
Renowned Métis author and screenwriter Maria Campbell explores themes of cultural identity, sexual assault and the familial impact of colonialism in The Red Dress, echoing the themes of her seminal memoir, Halfbreed. Kelly is a Métis man without treaty or hunting rights, struggling to sustain his traditional life. His daughter Theresa longs for a red dress from France that she believes will give her power and strength, as the bear claw once did for her great-grandfather Muskwa. When Theresa escapes an assault and Kelly turns his back on his daughter, he realizes that he must reconnect with his culture in …
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Renowned Métis author and screenwriter Maria Campbell explores themes of cultural identity, sexual assault and the familial impact of colonialism in The Red Dress, echoing the themes of her seminal memoir, Halfbreed.
Kelly is a Métis man without treaty or hunting rights, struggling to sustain his traditional life. His daughter Theresa longs for a red dress from France that she believes will give her power and strength, as the bear claw once did for her great-grandfather Muskwa. When Theresa escapes an assault and Kelly turns his back on his daughter, he realizes that he must reconnect with his culture in order to make things right. Today, the red dress is a powerful symbol recognizing over 1000 missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada.
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réalisateurMichael Scott
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producteurVladimir Valenta
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producteur exécutifRoman KroitorDieter Nachtigall
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producteur associéTom Radford
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scénarioMaria Campbell
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caméraDavid De Volpi
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sonHans Oomes
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montageAnne Wheeler
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montage sonoreBernard BordeleauDonald Douglas
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ré-enregistrementHans Peter Strobl
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musiqueRoger Deegan
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interprèteTommy BanksAbbie BurnstickJackson DaviesYvonne Lois LeeTom RadfordSam SinclairShannon Two Feathers
