Savage (2009 film)
Savage is a Canadian short film, directed by Lisa Jackson and released in 2009.[1]
| Savage | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lisa Jackson |
| Produced by | Lauren Grant Lori Lozinski |
| Written by | Lisa Jackson |
| Starring | Ta'Kaiya Blaney Skeena Reece |
| Music by | Rodrigo Caballero |
| Cinematography | Robert Aschmann |
| Edited by | Hart Snider Brendan Woollard |
Production company | Clique Pictures Violator Films |
| Distributed by | Ouat Media |
Release date | October 17, 2009 (ImagineNATIVE) |
Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film depicts a Cree woman (Skeena Reece) crying and singing a sad traditional song while a young girl (Ta'Kaiya Blaney) is transported to an Indian residential school (although the film is deliberately ambiguous about whether the woman is the child's mother, or the child herself reflecting on her past as an adult.)[1] At the school, however, the conventional narrative of Indian residential schools is subverted when the children perform a hip hop–inspired group dance routine in class after the teacher leaves the room.[2]
Accolades
The film won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 31st Genie Awards.[3]
References
- "Witnesses: Art and Canada’s Indian Residential Schools". Canadian Art, November 22, 2013.
- "Video: Lisa Jackson’s “Savage”". Revolutions Per Minute, May 3, 2012.
- "Lisa Jackson went from law to film as a way to find truth". Unreserved, February 12, 2017.
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