Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Directed byMadison Thomas
Written byAndrea Warner
Madison Thomas
Produced byStephen Paniccia
Lisa Meeches
StarringBuffy Sainte-Marie
CinematographyGabriel Levesque
Andy Hourahine
Jon Elliott
Edited byBrina Romanek
Music byJustin Delorme
Production
companies
White Pine Pictures
Eagle Vision
Paquin Entertainment
Distributed byWhite Pine Pictures
Release date
  • September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On is a 2022 Canadian documentary film, directed by Madison Thomas.[1] The film is a portrait of the life and career of musician and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie, based in part on Andrea Warner's 2018 biography.[2]

The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2022.[1]

The film was honoured with the DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2022 Directors Guild of Canada awards.[3]

The film was awarded the 2023 Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction of a Documentary and Best Sound on a Documentary.

In November 2023, the film was awarded an International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming.[4]

  1. ^ a b Becca Longmire, "‘Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On’ To Premiere At TIFF 2022". ET Canada, August 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Clayton Davis, "Documentary About Indigenous Oscar Winner Buffy Sainte-Marie Begins Production". Variety, September 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Etan Vlessing, "DGC Awards: ‘Nightmare Alley,’ ‘Crimes of the Future,’ ‘Night Raiders’ Lead Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter, September 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Earl, William (20 November 2023). "International Emmy Awards: Martin Freeman, Amazon's 'La Caída,' Netflix's 'The Empress' Among Top Winners". Variety. Retrieved 20 June 2024.