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MARLENE HEAVYSHIELDS (GLOWING IN THE DARK WOMAN)

Runtime 6 mins
Availability
  • Online & In-Cinema

This short film is included in the following package(s): SHORTS: YOUTH BY YOUTH CINEMA


Marlene Heavyshields (Glowing in the Dark Woman) is a Blackfoot Elder and survivor of Residential Schools. She shares her story of overcoming loss and trauma with a courageous heart and deep strength.

Filmmakers Jayna Creighton-Fox & Jubei Quesnelle visited Blackfoot Territory (Lethbridge, AB) and facilitated an intergenerational Indigenous documentary filmmaking program. Here, they met Marlene Heavyshields and decide to share her story.

Countries

Canada
Director
Jubei Quesnelle, Jayna Creighton-Fox
Screenwriter
Jayna Creighton-Fox, Jubei Quesnelle
Cast
Marlene Heavyshields