This short documentary by Alanis Obomsawin tells the story of Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk woman arrested after the Oka Crisis' 78-day armed standoff in 1990. She was detained 4 days longer than the other women. Her crime? The prosecutor representing the Quebec government did not accept her Indigenous name.
Credits
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directorAlanis Obomsawin
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producerAlanis Obomsawin
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scriptAlanis Obomsawin
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executive producerDon Haig
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cameraJean-Claude LabrecqueAndré-Luc DupontSusan TrowRoger RochatZoe DirseSylvain JulienneAlanis Obomsawin
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animation cameraRaymond DumasPierre LandryJacques AvoineLynda Pelley
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soundRaymond MarcouxIsmaël CordeiroHans OomesAlanis Obomsawin
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editingRuby-Marie Dennis
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sound editingDon Ayer
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re-recordingJean-Pierre Joutel
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musicClaude VendetteFrancis Grandmont
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