Patrick's Story

Cuthand, Doug, (film director.). Kuffner, Lori, (film producer.). Torrance, Jennifer, (film producer.). Independent Moving Productions Inc. (IMPinc.) (Regina), (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: Patrick Bird was a "a casualty of colonialism," having walked a dark boyhood journey of sexual abuse, neglect, foster homes, detention centres, loss, abandonment, drugs, alcohol and self-mutilation. Through no fault of his own, Patrick was disconnected from his family, his childhood and his Cree culture and left with few resources to cope with the pain and powerlessness. Patrick's Story explores what brought a young man to attempt to end his life and what turned his life around. With the help of friends and his loving adoptive mother, Patrick begins the search for his identity and spirituality as a Cree man, while discovering his talents in music and acting. This story offers us all a message of inspiration and hope.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (24 min., 03 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2014.
Copyright: ♭1999

Content descriptions

General Note:	Aboriginal filmmaker. Agency - English program:.Animation, Children, Interactive Program - West. Agency:.Produced by Cooper Rock Pictures Inc. in co-production with the NFB, in association with Vision TV, Saskatchewan Communications Network and Knowledge Network, and with the participation of the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, Heartland Releasing and SaskFILM. Study guide available.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Available to subscribers only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Doug Cuthand ; writer, Doug Cuthand ; producer, Lori Kuffner, Jennifer Torrance ; camera, Donovan Fraser ; editing, Daryl Davis ; music, Patrick Bird, Keith Secola, Ross Nykiforuk.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1999.
Target Audience Note:	15-17.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Bronze Plaque Award - Category: Education and Information, 2000
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).