2014 Canadian film
Trick or Treaty? |
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Film poster |
Directed by | Alanis Obomsawin |
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Written by | Alanis Obomsawin |
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Produced by | Alanis Obomsawin |
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Cinematography | René Sioui Labelle, Philippe Amiguet, Michael Darby |
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Edited by | Alison Burns |
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Music by | Alain Auger |
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Production company | National Film Board of Canada |
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Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
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Release date |
- September 5, 2014 (2014-09-05) (Toronto International Film Festival)
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Running time | 85 minutes |
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Country | Canada |
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Trick or Treaty? is a 2014 Canadian documentary feature film by Alanis Obomsawin about Treaty 9, a 1905 agreement in which First Nations peoples in northern Ontario surrendered their sovereign rights. The film is the first by an indigenous filmmaker to be selected to the Masters program at the Toronto International Film Festival, and is the 43rd film by Obomsawin for the National Film Board of Canada.[1][2]