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Spirit to Soar
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'Spirit to Soar' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Tanya Talaga and Michelle Derosier and released in 2021.[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-monday-edition-1.6011957/tanya-talaga-explores-racism-in-thunder-bay-and-her-own-indigenous-roots-in-spirit-to-soar-1.6011988 "Tanya Talaga explores racism in Thunder Bay and her own Indigenous roots in Spirit To Soar"]. 'As It Happens', May 3, 2021. A followup to Talaga's award-winning 2017 book 'Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death and Hard Truths in a Northern City', the film updates the story of the deaths of several indigenous teenagers in Thunder Bay, Ontario,Victoria Ahearn, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2021/04/28/tanya-talaga-doc-spirit-to-soar-details-ongoing-colonial-oppression-in-canada.html "Tanya Talaga doc Spirit to Soar details ongoing colonial oppression in Canada"]. 'Toronto Star', April 28, 2021. centring in part on the effects of their deaths on surviving family members.Kelly Boutsalis, [http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/tanya-talagas-spirit-soars-with-first-documentary "Tanya Talagas spirit soars with first documentary"]. 'Point of View', April 28, 2021.
The film premiered at the 2021 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-monday-edition-1.6011957/tanya-talaga-explores-racism-in-thunder-bay-and-her-own-indigenous-roots-in-spirit-to-soar-1.6011988 "Tanya Talaga explores racism in Thunder Bay and her own Indigenous roots in Spirit To Soar"]. 'As It Happens', May 3, 2021. where it won the Audience Award in the mid-length film category.Jillian Morgan, [https://realscreen.com/2021/05/10/hot-docs-21-zo-reken-ostrov-lost-island-take-awards/ "Hot Docs 21: Zo reken, Ostrov Lost Island take awards"]. 'RealScreen', May 10, 2021. It was subsequently acquired for theatrical distribution by Blue Ant Media.Kelly Townsend, [https://playbackonline.ca/2021/08/09/blue-ant-intl-acquires-tanya-talagas-spirit-to-soar/ "Blue Ant Intl acquires Tanya Talagas Spirit to Soar"]. 'Playback', August 9, 2021.
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Category:2021 films
Category:2021 documentary films
Category:Canadian documentary films
Category:Documentary films about First Nations
Category:2020s English-language films
Category:2020s Canadian films
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