American indian film festival 2014 winner american indian movie award. Why every canadian should watch rhymes for young ghouls. Hustling with her uncle burner, she sells enough dope. Rhymes for young ghouls with video chris knight, postmedia news 02. Rhymes for young ghouls 2014 in 1976, a migmaq teenager devery jacobs plots revenge against the sadistic indian agent mark antony krupa who imprisoned her in a residential school where rape. Devery jacobs in rhymes for young ghouls 20 rhymes for young ghouls 20 devery jacobs. Rhymes for young ghouls follows a young girl that looses her mother and whose father is in jail. Winning such awards as best director at the american indian film festival in 2014, best canadian feature film at the vancouver international film festival in 20, and outstanding actress in a supporting role roseanne supernault at the red nation film festival in 2014, rhymes for young ghouls is a native american film that challenges. Rhymes for young ghouls is a 20 canadian drama film and the feature film debut of writerdirector jeff barnaby. Les films seville presents a prospector films production rhymes for young ghouls starring kawennahere devery jacobs glen gould brandon oakes mark a krupa roseanne supernault casting rene haynes vera miller rosina bucci costume designer anie fisette production designer elisabeth williams vfx supervisor shervin shogian director of photography michel st martin post sound supervisor joe. Some potential trigger warnings for this viewing include.
Rhymes for young ghouls 2014 cast and crew moviefone. Narrated by its young protagonist, the film boasts. Jeff barnaby s debut feature, rhymes for young ghouls, centers around a teenaged mikmaq named aila devery jacobs living with her burnout uncle, aptly named burner brandon oakes, while her father serves a jail sentence after taking the fall for the accidental death of his son. Courage and consequences in rhymes for young ghouls.
According to the films director, a migmaq indian named jeff barnaby, rhymes for young ghouls attempts to confront collective denial of canadians regarding the coercive and abusive treatment of indigenous canadians by their government carleton 2014. While assimilation and resignation have long been the only permissible avenues. Rhymes for young ghouls synopsis a migmaq teen plots revenge on the sadistic indian agent who imprisoned her in an abusive facility. Rhymes for young ghouls soundtrack 22 oct 14 in honour of rhymes for young ghouls theatrical release in the usa on october 24th for cities, dates and time please click here and its canadian cable premiere on the movie network and movie central on october 23rd, were thrilled to release the rhymes for young ghouls track list. Written and directed by migmaq filmmaker jeff barnaby, rhymes for young ghouls offers an unflinching fictional account of indigenous agency in the face of the horrors of canadas indian residential schools. Rhymes for young ghouls had its world premiere at the toronto international film festival on 9 september 20. A powerful condemnation of abuse that also manages to entertain no small feat if youre a descendant of the. Rhymes for young ghouls was selected as one of canadas top 10 films by a toronto international film festival panel last year, and has generally.
Rhymes for young ghouls shows the bleak can get bleaker. By government decree, every indian child under the age of 18 must attend residential school. When it comes to rhymes for young ghouls, perhaps the main one who leaves with your interest is jacobs. She is taken in by her uncle and ends up selling weed to her peers. Rhymes for young ghouls trailer 1 2014 drama movie hd red crow mi gmaq reservation, 1976. A dark, gritty, and at times supernatural crime drama about life on a native reserve that opens your. In the kingdom of the crow, that means imprisonment at st.
Rhymes for young ghouls trailer acclaimed canadian indian. At a g20 summit in 2009, former prime minister of stephen harper explained that canada. Rhymes for young ghouls is instead a 1970sset canadian drama. Forced to grow up far too fast due to the death of her mother and the incarceration of her father, aila kawennahere devery jacobs, 15, joins her uncle burner brandon oakes in the drug business. January 30, 2014 with a tone alternating between mournful, defiant and hopeful, rhymes for young ghouls is a rewarding experience by a talented director whos sure to make his mark on canadian cinema. Jan 30, 2014 rhymes for young ghouls is an impressive feature film debut by jeff barnaby about life on a native reserve in the era of residential schools. Les films seville presents a prospector films production rhymes for young ghouls starring kawennahere devery jacobs glen gould brandon oakes mark a krupa roseanne supernault casting rene haynes vera miller rosina bucci costume designer anie fisette production designer elisabeth williams vfx supervisor shervin shogian director of. Presents a jeff barnaby film rhymes for young ghouls. Why every canadian should watch rhymes for young ghouls cbc.
Exhibiting a vivid eye for potent imagery and a striking sense of the downtrodden vitriol characterizing this slice of historicallyderived canadian horror, rhymes for young ghouls is a powerful. By government decree, every indian child under the age of 16 must attend residential school. Rhymes for young ghouls trailer acclaimed canadian. Rhymes for young ghouls is a genre experiment disguised as a comingofage story. Apr 17, 2015 the film that i did watch this week was rhymes for young ghouls. Rhymes for young ghouls is a grim story of survival the globe and. Its first theatrical release was in toronto, ontario on 31 january 2014. Courage and consequences in rhymes for young ghouls bitch. Director jeff barnaby at tiff with rhymes for young ghouls cast image credit. Rhymes for young ghouls trailer movie trailer hd youtube. Firewater has snowballed into crystal meth as our country ignores conditions on most native american reservations that rival that of third world countries. Rhymes for young ghouls a grim, impressive debut for.
Jan 31, 2014 rhymes for young ghouls was selected as one of canadas top 10 films by a toronto international film festival panel last year, and has generally been praised to the skies, though it would be a. Aug 06, 2015 winning such awards as best director at the american indian film festival in 2014, best canadian feature film at the vancouver international film festival in 20, and outstanding actress in a supporting role roseanne supernault at the red nation film festival in 2014, rhymes for young ghouls is a native american film that challenges. With a tone alternating between mournful, defiant and hopeful, rhymes for young ghouls is a rewarding experience by a talented director whos sure to make his mark on canadian cinema. Rhymes for young ghouls plays wednesday, at the asinabka festival in ottawa i do not think i would have gone to see this film if i had dug a little deeper into the plotline. Two years prior to the report by the trc, jeff barnaby mikmaq directed rhymes for young ghouls 20.
Rhymes for young ghouls trailer 1 2014 drama movie hd red crow migmaq reservation, 1976. Best actor glen gould actor best director jeff barnaby director canadian screen awards, ca 2014 nominee canadian screen award. Overview for markanthony krupa turner classic movies. For truly, her portrayal of aila is something fearsome, especially when you take into consideration how she handles all that is thrown at aila. Rhymes for young ghouls 2014 financial information. The film is told with a mix of lyricism and kicks to the gut, and is all the better for. With devery jacobs, glen gould, brandon oakes, roseanne supernault. That means being at the mercy of popper, the sadistic indian agent who runs the school. Jan 30, 2014 rhymes for young ghouls is a genre experiment disguised as a comingofage story. Published on apr 3, 2014 red crow migmaq reservation, 1976. Rhymes for young ghouls at fnc reel activism screening ty segalls new. Rhymes for young ghouls is a grim story of survival the. Rhymes for young ghouls trailer 1 2014 drama movie hd.
After premiering at the 20 toronto international film festival, rhymes for young ghouls, a 1976set canadian drama about a young aboriginal indian girl budding drug dealer who gets thrown into a governmentfunded school for canadas indigenous youths, was chosen for the festivals annual list of the top 10 canadian films. Rhymes for young ghouls aims to shock audiences not just with the violence of the schools but with the ability for indigenous peoples to violently resist and. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Although it tells the fictional story of a teenager named aila and her plot for revenge, it is based on the history of abuse of the first nations people by government agents, including a large. Rhymes for young ghouls 2014 cast and crew in 1976, a migmaq teenager devery jacobs plots revenge against the sadistic indian agent mark antony krupa who imprisoned her in a residential. The film that i did watch this week was rhymes for young ghouls. Rhymes for young ghouls on dvd movie synopsis and info. It is set in 1976 on an indian reserve in the context of the residential school system. In honour of rhymes for young ghouls theatrical release in the usa on october 24th for cities, dates and time please click here and its canadian cable premiere on the movie network and movie central on october 23rd, were thrilled to release the rhymes for young ghouls track list we dont have the rights to release an actual soundtrack but weve done the next best thing. Rhymes for young ghouls challenges the official narrative of indigenous history in canada, in order to present to canadians the reality of their states colonial activities and to offer a source of acknowledgement and healing to indigenous communities.
Though what also makes the film and jacobs performance something, is how brutal it is. Resiliency, community, adaptation, survival, and hope are some of the positive themes that emerge from this dark film. Rhymes for young ghouls a powerful directorial debut. Available on dvd, itunes, amazon, indigo, walmart, cable vod, prospectorfilms. Watch rhymes for young ghouls online 2014 movie yidio. Rhymes for young ghouls is set on the fictional red crow migmaq reservation in the year 1976.
Rhymes for young ghouls is an impressive feature film debut by jeff barnaby about life on a native reserve in the era of residential schools. Rhymes for young ghouls canada, 20 directed by jeff barnaby mikmaq director jeff barnabys visionary feature debut uses the tragic legacy of canadas indian residential schools as a leaping off point for a fullthrottle revenge fantasy. The film focuses on a number of things, to its detriment actually, but the main focus being alia navigating the. It goes a little too far with the once we were warriors speeches, but i think stories should come first before politics. Rhymes for young ghouls soundtrack prospector films. Jeff barnabys magicrealist drama takes place on a native reserve in late70s quebec, where teenager aila. Financial analysis of rhymes for young ghouls 2014 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. It was awarded best canadian feature film at the 20 vancouver international film festival. Rhymes for young ghouls trailer 2014 monterey media subscribe now 2 catch the best trailers and the latest hd official movie trailer, film clip, scene and video. Rhymes for young ghouls and the horrific history of canadas indian residential schools. The colony will leave you waiting for more from the filmmakeri, for one, cant wait to see what hell do at feature length.
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