Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up

Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up

Winner of the Best Canadian Feature Documentary Award at the 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up is a powerful and deeply moving examination of injustice, resilience, and the ongoing fight for Indigenous rights in Canada.

Directed by Tasha Hubbard, the film chronicles the story of the Boushie family and the national conversation sparked by the 2016 killing of Colten Boushie, a young Cree man from the Red Pheasant First Nation. Through interviews, archival footage, and intimate family moments, Hubbard unpacks the systemic racism laid bare by the trial that followed—and the strength of those who refused to be silenced in its aftermath.

Blending personal narrative with political critique, Hubbard interweaves her own experiences as a Cree mother with the broader history of colonialism and discrimination in the Canadian justice system. The result is both searing and compassionate—a documentary that confronts a nation’s failures while envisioning a path forward rooted in truth, accountability, and solidarity.

Visually striking and emotionally unflinching, nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up stands as one of the most essential Canadian documentaries of its time—a call for awareness, action, and the collective courage to build a more just future.

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The Hurt That Binds Us

Canadian Shorts Showcase

This short documentary provides an intimate look into an Indigenous family’s journey to come to terms with their intergenerational trauma due to the Indian residential schools. Seen through the eyes of three generations and bound together by the same hurts.

17 mins
Canada, 2019
Dir. Victoria Anderson-Gardner
Language: English

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