The Crying Fields

The Crying Fields (2019)

A discovery on a small reservation in Alberta reveals the truth behind a 70-year old lie that has changed the community and its people forever.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2019-07-15
  • Runtime: 0h 19min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: TELUS STORYHIVE
  • Production Country: Canada
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Summary

A deep dive into the history of the Canadian Government and the Department of National Defence leasing First Nations reserves as practice bombing ranges during World War I and World War II. This documentary follows the Enoch Cree Nation's process of developing it's land claim against the Canadian Government following the discovery of active landmines in the heart of the nation's cultural lands and golf course in 2014, almost 70 years later.

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Production Courtenay Louie Co-Producer
Production Hayley Morin Producer
Writing Hayley Morin Writer
Camera Vincent Eger Director of Photography
Crew Matthias MacLeod Cinematography
Editing Matthias MacLeod Editor
Editing Vincent Eger Editor
Camera Vincent Eger Aerial Camera
Camera Vincent Eger Camera Operator
Camera Matthias MacLeod Camera Operator
Camera Courtenay Louie Camera Production Assistant
Sound Courtenay Louie Location Sound Mixer
Sound Tyler Devon Gillis Sound Mixer
Directing Hayley Morin Director