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Richard Cardinal: Cry From a Diary of a Métis Child (Canada, 1986)

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Directed by
Alanis Obomsawin. 

Director Alanis Obomsawin chronicles the true story of an Aboriginal boy, tossed into a callous foster care system that eventually drove him to suicide.  The case triggered a massive controversy in Canada forcing reform of the treatment of Indigenous foster children.

National Film Board of Canada.  Screenwriter: Alanis Obomsawin.  Cinematographer: Roger Rochat.  Editor: Rita Roy.  Cast: Cory Swan, David Mitchell, Pauline Kerik, Betty Smith, Leslie Miller.

HDCam, color, 29 min.