I Won't Stand For It

Overview

Miyawata is a 15-year-old indigenous activist from Winnipeg, Canada, who never hesitates to speak up for what she believes in. Each morning, schools in Canada play the national anthem, and all students are expected to stand. In protest of the injustices that her people have faced throughout the history of Canada, Miyawata sits down instead. But will she be able to persuade the head teacher to change the school’s land rights acknowledgement? Miyawata is also the organiser of school climate strikes in her hometown. The climate movement in Winnipeg had enormous momentum until Covid hit, and now that the end of the pandemic is in sight, she wants to get the movement going again.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 9, 2023

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Tigerlily Two Productions

Director

Caroline Bacle

Producer

Nikki Parrott

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt33241994