Hot Docs 2009 Festival Guide

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Below are films from this program: Outstanding Achievement.

Stills	Title	Program
	Christmas at Moose Factory For her first film, Alanis Obomsawin let the Cree children of Moose Factory tell their own stories - a radical act at a time when Aboriginal people were spoken for.	Outstanding Achievement
	History of Manawan Part Two Rarely seen, this fascinating historical vignette of an Atikamekw community in Quebec was one of Obomsawin's groundbreaking first works. An early multimedia piece made for education, it exemplifies the deep listening that would define her philosophical and aesthetic method.	Outstanding Achievement
	Incident at Restigouche Justice and sovereignty are cross-examined after a small Mi'kmaq community is targeted in an outrageous governmental attack. Those responsible for the orders are challenged in one of the most powerful interviews ever filmed.	Outstanding Achievement
	Is the Crown at War with Us? In this raw and immediate look at the David-and-Goliath battle over Mi'kmaq fishing rights in New Brunswick, the conflict's complex roots emerge with passion and clarity.	Outstanding Achievement
	Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance One of the most important Canadian films ever made, Kanehsatake provides a powerful perspective on the 1990 "Oka Crisis", which was sparked when developers tried to build a golf course over Mohawk burial grounds.	Outstanding Achievement
	Professor Norman Cornett - “Since When Do We Divorce the Right Answer From an Honest Answer?” Brilliant and controversial, Dr. Norman Cornett is probably the best professor you never had. His sudden termination after 15 years raises fascinating questions about the nature of pedagogy, morality and the high price of freedom of thought.	Outstanding Achievement
	Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child Richard Cardinal, a young Métis boy, lived in 28 different foster homes, shelters, and lock-ups from the ages of 4 to 17, when he tragically hung himself. A stunning indictment of systemic racism and neglect, this film helped change child welfare policy in Alberta.	Outstanding Achievement
	Rocks at Whiskey Trench As Mohawk women, elders and children were evacuated from the rising threat of violence during the "Oka Crisis", they were viciously attacked by a violent, racist mob. Years later, the shock and pain still linger.	Outstanding Achievement
	Waban-aki: People From Where The Sun Rises Returning to her home community of Odanak, Quebec, Obomsawin weaves together a fascinating history of rich traditions and past struggles with a candid discussion on the challenges to contemporary First Nations identity and status - love and marriage.	Outstanding Achievement

Christmas at Moose Factory

For her first film, Alanis Obomsawin let the Cree children of Moose Factory tell their own stories - a radical act at a time when Aboriginal people were spoken for.

Outstanding Achievement

Rarely seen, this fascinating historical vignette of an Atikamekw community in Quebec was one of Obomsawin's groundbreaking first works. An early multimedia piece made for education, it exemplifies the deep listening that would define her philosophical and aesthetic method.

Outstanding Achievement

Incident at Restigouche

Justice and sovereignty are cross-examined after a small Mi'kmaq community is targeted in an outrageous governmental attack. Those responsible for the orders are challenged in one of the most powerful interviews ever filmed.

Outstanding Achievement

Is the Crown at War with Us?

In this raw and immediate look at the David-and-Goliath battle over Mi'kmaq fishing rights in New Brunswick, the conflict's complex roots emerge with passion and clarity.

Outstanding Achievement

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance

One of the most important Canadian films ever made, Kanehsatake provides a powerful perspective on the 1990 "Oka Crisis", which was sparked when developers tried to build a golf course over Mohawk burial grounds.

Outstanding Achievement

Professor Norman Cornett - “Since When Do We Divorce the Right Answer From an Honest Answer?”

Brilliant and controversial, Dr. Norman Cornett is probably the best professor you never had. His sudden termination after 15 years raises fascinating questions about the nature of pedagogy, morality and the high price of freedom of thought.

Outstanding Achievement

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

Richard Cardinal, a young Métis boy, lived in 28 different foster homes, shelters, and lock-ups from the ages of 4 to 17, when he tragically hung himself. A stunning indictment of systemic racism and neglect, this film helped change child welfare policy in Alberta.

Outstanding Achievement

Rocks at Whiskey Trench

As Mohawk women, elders and children were evacuated from the rising threat of violence during the "Oka Crisis", they were viciously attacked by a violent, racist mob. Years later, the shock and pain still linger.

Outstanding Achievement

Waban-aki: People From Where The Sun Rises

Returning to her home community of Odanak, Quebec, Obomsawin weaves together a fascinating history of rich traditions and past struggles with a candid discussion on the challenges to contemporary First Nations identity and status - love and marriage.

Outstanding Achievement

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