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B.C. residential school documentary 91ƵSugarcane91Ƶ earns Oscar nomination

Secwépemc filmmaker Julian Brave NoiseCat and Toronto journalist Emily Kassie get top doc nod
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Julian Brave NoiseCat poses in an undated handout photo. Secwépemc filmmaker Julian Brave NoiseCat and Toronto journalist Emily Kassie have received an Oscar nomination for best documentary feature for their film 91ƵSugarcane.91Ƶ THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Sugarcane Film LLC

A documentary that follows an investigation into abuse and missing children at a residential school near Sugar Cane reserve in Williams Lake, B.C. has been nominated for an Oscar.

91ƵSugarcane,91Ƶ from Secwépemc filmmaker Julian Brave NoiseCat and Toronto journalist Emily Kassie is up for the best documentary feature award.

The doc is a haunting account of deaths, abuse, suicides and missing children at the former St. Joseph91Ƶs Mission Residential School.

NoiseCat appears in the film with his father Ed Archie NoiseCat, who was born at the facility. The film explores long-standing allegations that priests who fathered children with school residents sent the infants to an incinerator.

Kassie is an Emmy and Peabody-nominated investigative journalist who connected with NoiseCat to work on the film when she began looking into St. Joseph91Ƶs Mission.

Other Canadian nods

Also among the Canadian nominees announced Thursday morning is Quebec-born filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, whose film 91ƵDune: Part Two91Ƶ is in the running for best picture.

The sequel to 202191Ƶs 91ƵDune91Ƶ follows Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, who joins forces with Zendaya91Ƶs Chani and the Fremen as he seeks revenge against those who destroyed his family.

Montreal91Ƶs Patrice Vermette and Dartmouth, N.S.91Ƶs Shane Vieau, who worked on the film91Ƶs production design team, also received a nomination for production design.

Meanwhile, Toronto91Ƶs Linda Muir has been nominated for best costume design for her work on 91ƵNosferatu,91Ƶ Robert Eggers91Ƶ remake of F.W. Murnau91Ƶs 1922 silent film.

Muir has worked in film, television and theatre since the 1970s, and has Canadian Screen Awards for her work on Atom Egoyan91Ƶs 1994 erotic thriller 91ƵExotica91Ƶ and John Greyson91Ƶs 1996 drama 91ƵLilies.91Ƶ

She91Ƶs worked with Eggers on previous horror films, including 201591Ƶs 91ƵThe Witch91Ƶ and 201991Ƶs 91ƵThe Lighthouse,91Ƶ as well as his 2022 historical action film 91ƵThe Northman.91Ƶ

Another 91ƵNosferatu91Ƶ creative 91Ƶ Newmarket, Ont.91Ƶs Traci Loader 91Ƶ is part of the team up for best makeup and hairstyling.

The 97th Academy Awards will take place March 2 in Los Angeles.





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