Watch "Like the Trees"
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Quick Facts
| Release Date | July 7, 1974 |
| Status | Released |
| Language | EN |
| IMDb ID | tt14733434 |
Cast
Rose
Self
Like the Trees
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Overview
This short film is told in the first person by Rose, a Métis woman from northern Alberta who has left a difficult life in the city to rediscover her roots by returning to her Woodland Cree community. Rose reveals the racism, isolation and health issues she faced when trying to make a life for herself outside her home community, and how she is able to help others now that she has reconnected to her culture. The film is part of a 1970s series of eleven films title Working Mothers by producer/director Kathleen Shannon, exposing inequality for women in accessing education, childcare, and equal pay. These films led to the creation of Studio D at the National Film Board, the world’s first feminist production studio.
Status: Released
Language: EN