We Were Children (2012)
1h 28m
Running Time
March 3, 2012Release Date
Plot.
For over 130 years till 1996, more than 100,000 of Canada's First Nations children were legally required to attend government-funded schools run by various Christian faiths. There were 80 of these 'residential schools' across the country. Most children were sent to faraway schools that separated them from their families and traditional land. These children endured brutality, physical hardship, mental degradation, and the complete erasure of their culture. The schools were part of a wider program of assimilation designed to integrate the native population into 'Canadian society.' These schools were established with the express purpose 'To kill the Indian in the child.' Told through their own voices, 'We Were Children' is the shocking true story of two such children: Glen Anaquod and Lyna Hart.
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Cast & Crew.
Lyna Hart
Self
Ross McMillan
Father Y
Glen Anaquod
Self
Alicia Hamelin
Lyna (4 Yrs Old)
Jade Hamelin
Lyna (10 Yrs Old)
Jennie Morin
Lyna (18 Yrs Old)
Rebecca Gibson
Sister Mary
Rene Batson
Glen (6-7 Yrs Old)
Brun Montour
Glen (12 Yrs Old)
Justin Ducharme
Glen (18 Yrs Old)
Justin Courchene
Glen (Adult)
Tyrone Brooks
Glen's Cousin (6-7 Yrs Old)
Rachel Seenie
Glen's Aunt
Glenn Cochrane
Lyna's Grandfather
Fawnda Neckoway
Lyna's Mother
Maggie Nagle
Sister 1
Shawney Moar
Girl at Sink
Kohl Bohemier
Cree Speaking Altar Boy
Tasha Weight
Supervisor
John Whitcher
Editor
Shelly Anthis
CastingDirector
Robert Kostyra
Black Robe Priest
John B. Lowe
Deputy Minister
Curtis Moore
Father X
Jon Ted Wynne
Inspector
Kayla Contois-Moar
Virginia
Kristen Harris
Saskatchewan Nun
Carlos Swampy
Timothy
Daina Leitold
Sister Margaret
Jeff Skinner
Principal - Saskatchewan
Janelle McPherson
Sewing Girl
Rivers Thomas
Second Boy
Darcy Fehr
Glen's Teacher (Priest)
Lois Brothers
Glen's Teacher
Ashley Hirt
Nurse / Production Coordinator
Darren Felbel
Priest - Saskatchewan
Ramsey Bruce
Glen's Cousin (12 Yrs Old)
Alice Dano
Nun 1
Jason Sherman
Writer
Tim Wolochatiuk
Director
Kyle Irving
Producer / Executive Producer
David Christensen
Producer / Executive Producer
Lisa Meeches
Executive Producer
Laszlo Barna
Executive Producer
Loren Mawhinney
Executive Producer
Jessica Lo
Associate Producer
Jeremy Benning
Director of Photography
Kim Bell
Director of Photography
Gordon Wilding
Production Designer
Richard Duffy
First Assistant Director
John Whitcher
Editor
Shawn Pierce
Original Music Composer
Daniel Pellerin
Sound Designer
Danielle Dumesnil
Production Manager
Vanessa Hill
Researcher
Sam Vint
Researcher
Tobias Duggan
Researcher
Khali Weanus
Production Coordinator
Faye Yoneda
Production Coordinator
Ginette D'Silva
Production Coordinator
Monique Perron
Production Coordinator
Reed Makayev
Assistant Production Coordinator
Karen Stermscheg
Assistant Production Coordinator
Caitlin Brown
Assistant Production Coordinator
Megan Basaraba
Second Assistant Director Trainee
Megan Heke
Second Assistant Director Trainee
Kate Godley
Third Assistant Director
Bryan R. Burns
Set Production Assistant
Dustin Courchene
Set Production Assistant
Paul Zonneveld
Production Accountant
Media.
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This Movie Is About.
residential school
canadian history
indigenous peoples
Wiki.
We Were Children is a 2012 Canadian documentary film about the experiences of First Nations children in the Canadian Indian residential school system. Directed by Tim Wolochatiuk and written by Jason Sherman, the film recounts the experiences of two residential school survivors: Lyna Hart, who attended the Guy Hill Residential School in Manitoba, and Glen Anaquod, who attended the Lebret Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan. We Were Children presents their experiences through a combination of personal interviews and dramatic recreations.
Hart considered her involvement in We Were Children a vital step in her healing process, marking the first time she had fully shared her experiences. Anaquod died on May 31, 2011, before the film's completion; his family was given a private screening. Hart died on January 3, 2015.
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