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'Inendi' is a Canadian television documentary film, directed by Sarain Fox and released in 2020.Ben Cousins, [https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/they-had-no-pity-new-documentary-chronicles-traumatizing-life-at-residential-schools-1.5334641 "'They had no pity': New documentary chronicles traumatizing life at residential schools"]. CTV News, March 4, 2021. Created in part as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and the risk that the stories and experiences of indigenous community elders could be lost if not documented, the film documents Fox interviewing her elderly aunt, Mary Bell, about her experiences as an Indian residential school survivor.Chris Jancelewicz, [https://globalnews.ca/news/7547128/sarain-fox-interview-inendi-covid-19-indigenous/ "Sarain Fox talks short doc Inendi, COVID-19 in Indigenous communities and listening to elders"]. Global News, December 30, 2020.
The film's title, "Inendi", means "she is absent" in the Anishinaabemowin language.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sarain-fox-batchawana-first-nation-1.5842105 "New film tells captivating story of northern Ontario residential school survival"]. CBC Northern Ontario, December 16, 2020. The film was originally Bell's idea;Delphine Jung, [https://ici.radio-canada.ca/espaces-autochtones/1770659/inendi-film-qui-veut-montrer-verite-brutale-pensionnats "Inendi : La vrit brutale des pensionnats autochtones"]. Ici Radio-Canada, February 15, 2021. before and during the making of the film, Fox and the film's crew took careful precautions to ensure that their attempt to preserve indigenous history did not accidentally expose the community to COVID-19.Dennis Ward, [https://www.aptnnews.ca/facetoface/sarain-fox-face-to-face-inendi/ "Sarain Fox documenting and preserving her aunties stories before theyre lost"]. 'APTN National News', February 9, 2021.
The film premiered in December 2020 on CBC Gem, as part of the 'Short Docs' series.
Fox received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.Brent Furdyk, [https://etcanada.com/news/762146/television-nominees-announced-for-2021-canadian-screen-awards-schitts-creek-leads-the-pack-with-21-nominations/ "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, Schitts Creek Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations"]. 'ET Canada', March 30, 2021.
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Category:2020 films
Category:2020 documentary films
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Category:Canadian documentary television films
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Category:2020s Canadian films
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