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Second Stories - Honour Thy Father / directed by: Gerald Auger ; produced by: Gil Cardinal, David Christensen, Carl Karp ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal).

Auger, Gerald, (film director.). Cardinal, Gil, (film producer.). Christensen, David, (film producer.). Karp, Carl, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary:

Second Stories follows on the heels of the enormously successful First Stories project, which produced three separate collections of short films from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. First Stories films have gone on to win many awards, both collectively and individually, in national and international festivals and competitions. Second Stories builds on that success by providing a continuum of training for three of the twelve Indigenous filmmakers who delivered such compelling documentary shorts. Through this unique mentoring and training process, Second Stories filmmakers have a chance to hone their storytelling craft (in a professional production experience), while working with a strong creative team to assist in the realization of their half-hour documentaries. Each of the filmmakers selected were assigned a story consultant/story editor and an NFB producer. As was the case with First Stories, the emphasis is on enabling Indigenous filmmakers to tell the stories that are important to them and their communities. The partners in this special initiative are CBC, APTN, SCN, SaskFilm and MANITOBA FILM & SOUND. Honour Thy Father Honour Thy Father is a poignant look at cultural misunderstanding and its toll on a family's grief. The loss of his father was a devastating blow for filmmaker Gerald Auger. The local Anglican priest refused to allow the family to bury their father in the traditional Cree way - with the drum and the smudge - because he was buried on Anglican church property. Gerald sets out to resolve his hurt and anger by seeking official church approval to honour his father traditionally; his path leads him to some unexpected places.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video (21 min., 09 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide
  • Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Indigenous filmmaker.
Agency - English program:.North West Centre.
Study guide available.
Restrictions on Access Note:
No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Writer, Gerald Auger ; director, Gerald Auger ; cinematographer, Daron Donahue ; sound recordist, Stan Jackson, Garrell Clark ; original music, Michael Becker ; sound edit, Jerry Krepakevich ; mix, Jerry Krepakevich ; producer, Gil Cardinal ; executive producer, David Christensen, Carl Karp.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator, Gerald Auger.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded 2008.
Target Audience Note:
16-18.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:
Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).
Subject: Fathers > Death.
Bereavement > Religious aspects.
Indians of North America > Canada > Religious life and customs.
Genre: Documentary films.
Topic Heading: National Film Board > National Film Board Collection


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