Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair | |
---|---|
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 |
|
Running time | 29 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
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]
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]