Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh puts a human face on a national tragedy: the murders and disappearances of an estimated 500 Aboriginal women in Canada over the past 30 years. Explores the deep historical, social, and economic factors that contribute to this epidemic of violence against Native women.
Direction
Welsh centers survivor voices with radical, unapologetic care.
Production
Tight 74 min runtime—no fat, all impact.
Director
Christine Welsh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the slow collapse of the Sisters in Spirit initiative, the film became urgent evidence for advocacy that would eventually pressure the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Welsh shot interviews across three provinces while working as a sessional lecturer—she literally made this between grading papers.
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