nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
A Downstream Documentary Productions and National Film Board of Canada
co-production in association with CBC Docs
A film by Tasha Hubbard
2019 | 98 minutes
Screening in Campbellton, NB from July 12th to 17th!
North Shore Cinema
52 Roseberry Street
Campbellton, New Brunswick
July 12th to July 17th
6:55pm and 8:50pm nightly
See theatre website for details.
On August 9, 2016, a young Cree man named Colten Boushie died from a gunshot to the back of his head after entering Gerald Stanley’s rural property with his friends. The jury’s subsequent acquittal of Stanley captured international attention, raising questions about racism embedded within Canada’s legal system and propelling Colten’s family to national and international stages in their pursuit of justice. Sensitively directed by Tasha Hubbard, nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up weaves a profound narrative encompassing the filmmaker’s own adoption, the stark history of colonialism on the Prairies, and a vision of a future where Indigenous children can live safely on their homelands.