

A Common Experience
2013-06-13 · 10 min · Not rated
A poetic exploration of the multi-generational affects of Canada's Indian Residential School system, based on the personal trials of Aboriginal playwright Yvette Nolan.
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- Shane Belcourt
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- The Breath Films
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- Canada
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- Released
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