Like the Trees

Overview

This short film is told in the first person by Rose, a Métis woman from northern Alberta who has left a difficult life in the city to rediscover her roots by returning to her Woodland Cree community. Rose reveals the racism, isolation and health issues she faced when trying to make a life for herself outside her home community, and how she is able to help others now that she has reconnected to her culture. The film is part of a 1970s series of eleven films title Working Mothers by producer/director Kathleen Shannon, exposing inequality for women in accessing education, childcare, and equal pay. These films led to the creation of Studio D at the National Film Board, the world’s first feminist production studio.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 7, 1974

Original language

English

Cast

Rose

Director

Kathleen Shannon

Producer

Len Chatwin,Kathleen Shannon

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt14733434