We Were Children Trailer

We Were Children Trailer (2012)

03 March 2012 Factual 88 mins

For over 130 years till 1996, more than 100,000 of Canada's First Nations children were legally required to attend government-funded schools run by various Christian faiths. There were 80 of these 'residential schools' across the country. Most children were sent to faraway schools that separated them from their families and traditional land. These children endured brutality, physical hardship, mental degradation, and the complete erasure of their culture. The schools were part of a wider program of assimilation designed to integrate the native population into 'Canadian society.' These schools were established with the express purpose 'To kill the Indian in the child.' Told through their own voices, 'We Were Children' is the shocking true story of two such children: Glen Anaquod and Lyna Hart.

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Cast

Lyna Hart

as Self

Ross McMillan

as Father Y

Jade Hamelin

as Lyna (10 Yrs Old)

Rebecca Gibson

as Sister Mary

Justin Ducharme

as Glen (18 Yrs Old)

Justin Courchene

as Glen (Adult)

Rachel Seenie

as Glen's Aunt

Glenn Cochrane

as Lyna's Grandfather

Maggie Nagle

as Sister 1

Robert Kostyra

as Black Robe Priest

John B. Lowe

as Deputy Minister

Curtis Moore

as Father X

Jon Ted Wynne

as Inspector

Kristen Harris

as Saskatchewan Nun

Daina Leitold

as Sister Margaret

Jeff Skinner

as Principal - Saskatchewan

Crew

Kyle Irving

Kyle Irving Producer

Lisa Meeches

Lisa Meeches Executive Producer

Laszlo Barna

Laszlo Barna Executive Producer

David Christensen

David Christensen Executive Producer

Kyle Irving

Kyle Irving Executive Producer

Jeremy Benning

Jeremy Benning Director of Photography

Kim Bell

Kim Bell Director of Photography

Gordon Wilding

Gordon Wilding Production Designer

Richard Duffy

Richard Duffy First Assistant Director

Shawn Pierce

Original Music Composer

Daniel Pellerin

Daniel Pellerin Sound Designer

Danielle Dumesnil

Danielle Dumesnil Production Manager

International Releases Dates

Canada 03 March 2012

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