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| Crazywater | |
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| Directed by | Dennis Allen |
| Written by | Dennis Allen Carmen Pollard |
| Produced by | Selwyn Jacob |
| Cinematography | Kirk Tougas |
| Edited by | Carmen Pollard |
Production company | National Film Board of Canada |
Release date |
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Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Crazywater is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Dennis Allen and released in 2013.[1] Adapted from Brian Maracle's non-fiction book Crazywater: Native Voices on Addiction and Recovery,[2] the film centres on the issue of alcoholism in First Nations communities.[3]
The film premiered on November 4, 2013, at the American Indian Film Festival,[2] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2014 Available Light Film Festival.[4] Allen subsequently took the film on a nine-stop tour of communities in the Northwest Territories, as part of a special film festival devoted to mental health and addiction awareness.[5]
- ^ Travis Lupick, "Crazywater breaks the silence on alcoholism in Native communities". The Georgia Straight, April 30, 2014.
- ^ a b Stephanie Waddell, "Local filmmaker to show new documentary at film festival". Whitehorse Star, January 31, 2014.
- ^ Dali Carmichael, "Healing films offer substance abuse support in NWT". Northern Journal, November 18, 2014.
- ^ Geoff Pevere, "Whitehorse film festival tells northern stories". The Globe and Mail, February 6, 2014.
- ^ "‘It’s our story:’ N.W.T. Healing Film Festival kicks off Sunday". CBC North, November 13, 2014.