The Gift of Diabetes

Overview

Brion Whitford is an Ojibway filmmaker who lives with the pain of advanced diabetes. As his health worsened, his interest in his own culture grew. The film follows Brion’s struggle to regain his health by learning about the medicine wheel, a holistic tool grounded in Indigenous understanding of the interconnectedness of all dimensions of life. As Brion seeks to get well he explores the historical trauma of colonization and how it continues to affect Indigenous peoples’ physical and psychological well-being.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2005

Original language

English

Production

ONF,NFB

Cast

Brion Whitford

Director

Brion Whitford,John Paskievich

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt28313143