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When all the leaves are gone / the National Film Board of Canada presents ; a film by Alanis Obomsawin ; director/writer, Alanis Obomsawin ; producer, Alanis Obomsawin ; National Film Board of Canada, Quebec Centre.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Indian girls--Québec (Province)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Indian girls.
- Indian children--Education--Québec (Province).
- Indian children.
- Indian children--Education.
- Racism--Québec (Province)--History--20th century.
- Racism.
- Abenaki Indians--Québec (Province).
- Abenaki Indians.
- Social isolation--Québec (Province).
- Social isolation.
- History.
- Social conditions.
- Genre:
- Biographical films.
- Fiction films.
- Short films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (17 min.) : digital, sound, color and black & white
- Place of Publication:
- [Montréal, Québec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2015]
- Language Note:
- In English and French with English voiceover.
- 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:
- As the only First Nations student in an all-white 1940s school, eight-year old Wato is keenly aware of the hostility towards her. She deeply misses the loving environment of the reserve she once called home, and her isolation is sharpened by her fatherʹs serious illness. When Watoʹs teacher reads from a history book describing First Nations peoples as ignorant and cruel, it aggravates her classmatesʹ prejudice. Shy and vulnerable Wato becomes the target of their bullying and abuse. Alone in her suffering, she finds solace and strength in the protective world of her magical dreams.
- Participant:
- With Rosalie Dumas.
- Credits:
- Editor, Alison Burns ; camera, Philippe Amiguet ; original music, Luc-Dominique Tremblay, Normand Guilbeault.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: National Film Board of Canada, Quebec Centre, c2010.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed August 5, 2015).
- Publisher Number:
- nf-watlag Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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