Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
2021 Canadian short documentary film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Alanis Obomsawin and released in 2021.[1] The film intercuts excerpts of former Canadian senator Murray Sinclair's 2016 acceptance speech, when he was presented with an award by the World Federalist Movement-Canada in honour of his role as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, with the personal testimonies of various survivors of the Canadian Indian residential school system.[2]
| Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair | |
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| Directed by | Alanis Obomsawin |
| Written by | Alanis Obomsawin |
| Produced by | Alanis Obomsawin |
| Starring | Murray Sinclair |
| Cinematography | German Gutierrez |
| Edited by | Alison Burns |
| Music by | Lauren Bélec Michel Dubeau |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 29 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, as part of its special Celebrating Alanis retrospective of Obomsawin's films.[3]
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2021.[4]
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