Freedom Road: Women / Ikwewag (2019)
Freedom Road: Women / Ikwewag (2019)
Shoal Lake 40 women talk about their struggles, and those of their parents and grandparents, in trying to raise their families in a hazardous state of enforced isolation. Everyone in the community has a harrowing story of a loved one falling through the ice while trying to get across the lake, with pregnant women and new mothers fearing for their babies and having no choice but to make the trek in dangerous conditions. The film shows the key role of the community’s women in demanding funding for the road from three levels of government, and how their reconnection to culture and ceremony give them the strength to keep going.

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Cast

Tania Bruyere Tania Bruyere As: Self
Roxanne Greene Roxanne Greene As: Self
Ann Redsky Ann Redsky As: Self
Angelina McLeod Angelina McLeod As: Self
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Storyline

Shoal Lake 40 women talk about their struggles, and those of their parents and grandparents, in trying to raise their families in a hazardous state of enforced isolation. Everyone in the community has a harrowing story of a loved one falling through the ice while trying to get across the lake, with pregnant women and new mothers fearing for their babies and having no choice but to make the trek in dangerous conditions. The film shows the key role of the community’s women in demanding funding for the road from three levels of government, and how their reconnection to culture and ceremony give them the strength to keep going.


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Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 01 January 2019

Country: CA

Runtime: 12m

Company Credits

Company: ONF | NFB

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Cast

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Katy Slimmon

Katy Slimmon

Production Assistant

Michelle van Beusekom

Michelle van Beusekom

Executive Producer

April Dunsmore

April Dunsmore

Production Coordinator

Alicia Smith

Alicia Smith

Producer

Devon Supeene

Devon Supeene

Administration

David Christensen

David Christensen

Executive Producer

Bree Beach

Bree Beach

Administration

Faye Yoneda

Faye Yoneda

Production Coordinator

Esther Viragh

Esther Viragh

Production Supervisor

Darin Clausen

Darin Clausen

Director of Operations

Edited By

Erika MacPherson

Erika MacPherson

Editor

Tony Wytinck

Tony Wytinck

Colorist

Bruce Little

Bruce Little

Online Editor

Marcel Kreutzer

Marcel Kreutzer

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Charlene Moore

Charlene Moore

Location Sound Recordist

Anita Lubosch

Anita Lubosch

Sound Designer

Bruce Little

Bruce Little

Sound Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Tyler Funk

Tyler Funk

Director of Photography

Katy Slimmon

Katy Slimmon

Still Photographer

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Peter Kallianiotis

Peter Kallianiotis

Legal Services

Jason Funk

Jason Funk

Drone Operator

Kenneth Jr. Redsky

Kenneth Jr. Redsky

Driver

Patricia Garry

Patricia Garry

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