Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger (2019)
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger (2019)
The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which was responsible for his care, as well as the long struggle of Indigenous activists to force the Canadian government to enforce “Jordan’s Principle” — the promise that no First Nations children would experience inequitable access to government-funded services again.

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Alanis Obomsawin Alanis Obomsawin As: Narrator (voice)
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The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which was responsible for his care, as well as the long struggle of Indigenous activists to force the Canadian government to enforce “Jordan’s Principle” — the promise that no First Nations children would experience inequitable access to government-funded services again.


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Certification: G

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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 10 September 2019

Country: CA

Runtime: 65m

Company Credits

Company: ONF | NFB

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Cast

Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin

Narrator (voice)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Annette Clarke

Annette Clarke

Executive Producer

Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin

Producer

Katherine Kasirer

Katherine Kasirer

Researcher

Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin

Researcher

Ryan Queskekapow

Ryan Queskekapow

Production Assistant

Jennifer Mair

Jennifer Mair

Publicist

Christine Williams

Christine Williams

Production Coordinator

Patricia Dillon-Moore

Patricia Dillon-Moore

Publicist

Camila Blos

Camila Blos

Production Coordinator

Edited By

Alison Burns

Alison Burns

Editor

Miriam Mim Duff

Miriam Mim Duff

Archival Footage Coordinator

Jerleen Sullivan

Jerleen Sullivan

Archival Footage Coordinator

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Lauren Bélec

Lauren Bélec

Music

Michel Dubeau

Michel Dubeau

Music

Lauren Bélec

Lauren Bélec

Musician

Tod Van Dyk

Tod Van Dyk

Location Sound Recordist

Jean-Paul Vialard

Jean-Paul Vialard

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lynne Trépanier

Lynne Trépanier

Location Sound Recordist

Gaëlle Komàr

Gaëlle Komàr

Location Sound Recordist

Geoffrey Mitchell

Geoffrey Mitchell

Sound Mixer

Thierry Morlaas-Lurbe

Thierry Morlaas-Lurbe

Location Sound Recordist

Michel Dubeau

Michel Dubeau

Musician

Don Ayer

Don Ayer

Sound Editor

Visual Effects

Glenn Gear

Glenn Gear

Animation

Camera

Maarten Kroonenburg

Maarten Kroonenburg

Camera Operator

Ben Low

Ben Low

Camera Operator

Martin Duckworth

Martin Duckworth

Camera Operator

Isabelle Painchaud

Isabelle Painchaud

Digital Imaging Technician

Patrick Trahan

Patrick Trahan

Digital Imaging Technician

Pedro Ruiz

Pedro Ruiz

Camera Operator

Pierre Dupont

Pierre Dupont

Digital Imaging Technician

René Sioui Labelle

René Sioui Labelle

Camera Operator

Kent Nason

Kent Nason

Camera Operator

Robert Rideout

Robert Rideout

Drone Cinematographer

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Mélanie Bouchard

Mélanie Bouchard

Graphic Designer

Jacques Bertrand Simard

Jacques Bertrand Simard

Graphic Designer

Jacques Bertrand Simard

Jacques Bertrand Simard

Title Designer

Mélanie Bouchard

Mélanie Bouchard

Title Designer

Other Crew

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