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Richard Cardinal : cry from a diary of a Métis child / the National Film Board of Canada presents ; written and directed by Alanis Obomsawin ; produced by Alanis Obomsawin, Marrin Canell, Robert Verrall.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cardinal, Richard, 1966-1984.
- Cardinal, Richard.
- Foster children--Métis Nation of Alberta.
- Foster children.
- Indian youth--Suicidal behavior--Métis Nation of Alberta.
- Indian youth.
- Indian youth--Suicidal behavior.
- Métis Nation of Alberta.
- Genre:
- Biographical films.
- Fiction films.
- Short films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (29 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Montréal, Québec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2015]
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- A moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. He had been taken from his home at the age of four because of family problems, and spent the rest of his seventeen short years moving in and out of twenty-eight foster homes, group homes and shelters in Alberta. A sensitive, articulate young man, Richard Cardinal left behind a diary upon which this film is based.
- Participant:
- Voice, David Mitchell ; cast, Cory Swan, Pauline Kerik, Betty Smith, Leslie Miller.
- Credits:
- Edited by Rita Roy ; camera, Roger Rochat ; original music composed and performe by Dario Domingues.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: National Film Board of Canada, c1986.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed August 3, 2015).
- Publisher Number:
- nf-rc Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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