Spirit to Soar
2021 Canadian film
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Spirit to Soar is a 2021 Canadian documentary film, directed by Tanya Talaga and Michelle Derosier.[1] A followup to Talaga's award-winning 2017 book Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death and Hard Truths in a Northern City, the film updates the story of the deaths of several indigenous teenagers in Thunder Bay, Ontario,[2] centring in part on the effects of their deaths on surviving family members.[3]
Directed byTanya Talaga
Michelle Derosier
Michelle Derosier
Written byTanya Talaga
Produced byNida Marji
CinematographySean Stiller
| Spirit to Soar | |
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| Directed by | Tanya Talaga Michelle Derosier |
| Written by | Tanya Talaga |
| Produced by | Nida Marji |
| Cinematography | Sean Stiller |
| Edited by | Eui Yong Zong |
| Music by | Ansley Simpson |
| Distributed by | Blue Ant Media |
Release date |
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Running time | 46 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film premiered at the 2021 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[4] where it won the Audience Award in the mid-length film category.[5] It was subsequently acquired for theatrical distribution by Blue Ant Media.[6]
