| This feature-length documentary by Alanis Obomsawin examines the plight of Native people who come to Montreal searching for jobs and a better life. Often arriving without money, friends or jobs, a number of them quickly become part of the homeless population. Both dislocated from their traditional values and alienated from the rest of the population, they are torn between staying and returning home. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1988 |
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| Director: | Alanis Obomsawin |
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| Keywords | canada, indigenous, homelessness, quebec, displacement, social issues |
| Production Companies | ONF | NFB |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 21, 2026 Entered: May 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Name | Job |
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| Alanis Obomsawin | Script, Director |
| Marrin Canell | Editor |
| Roger Rochat | Director of Photography |
| Yves Gendron | Sound |
| Wojtek Klis | Sound Editor |
| Hans Peter Strobl | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Dominique Tremblay | Music |
| Jacques Drouin | Sound |
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| Marrin Canell | Producer |
| Alanis Obomsawin | Producer |
| Colin Neale | Executive Producer |
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