CBC's Ana Maria Tremonti of CBC's "the Current" explores the Highway of Tears with Ramona Wilsons mother Matilda on this short virtual reality documentary film. endobj The local premiere of an award-winning documentary about the missing and murdered girls and women in the Highway of Tears case will be featured at the… Highway of Tears. [3] It also references an earlier 2006 documentary Finding Dawn. Watch Highway of tears Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca. %PDF-1.5 My First Film: Naked Rusty. [7], The film won the Best Documentary award at the Malibu Film Festival in December 2014. Narrated by Nathan Fillion, Matt Smiley's award-winning documentary "Highway of Tears" not only movingly relates the personal stories of the victims, but investigates how the legacy of generational poverty, high unemployment and endemic violence in their communities contributed to their tragic fates — and how contemporary First Nations leaders are striving to cure those ills. [4], Matthew Smiley, an artist and filmmaker, conceived of the documentary after touring Prince George, which he felt had an ideal landscape to make a film. As an activist documentary the film proposes a number of useful solutions, including police reform, greater transportation services, and better media representation of Indigenous women. Director Matt Smiley is in Whitehorse this week for 3 screenings of his documentary film, "Highway of Tears." endobj Along what is now widely known as the Highway of Tears, a staggering number of First Nation women have been murdered or gone missing. <>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 23 0 R 24 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> }s���˛��|q���|�Z��(���ۧϟ?�6�S^�H�T�r����E�y�W�*ԕ��٣Z�eud���Զ�m��:G����?\�y��ủo�&`F#�b=��mQ�̌r4�㳺�u {hO�l��e�|ZW}�?��y�>(��ٯ��������k�T����~?����W�.����i-;�H�/Fqj��}vKi:�k��7���?ƥǿo�=S���3�=�W�~��Dʯ�1�EgO�y���� ���}4N-���fMn�e������"����*�tbR�0�����R}���DG���0fY-'�������_ù^]M�҈( :�r�WW7��MB�>k=Ea��:�ҥMb�]?��`�8�*L��L��y�;\ 2 0 obj Nominated for a 2016 Canadian Association of Journalists Award It is well worth a watch and if you go to the link you can pay to rent or buy. <> The film covers the Robert Pickton murders and examines the possible roles killers Bobby Jack Fowler and Cody Legebokoff played in the Highway of Tears. Highway of Tears is a 2015 Canadian documentary film directed by Matthew Smiley and narrated by Nathan Fillion. Since the late 1960s, at least eighteen young women — many of them from disadvantaged [5] Smiley subsequently carried out interviews with community leaders and victims' families before taking his film crew to northern British Columbia to shoot the film. Global News Facebook Pages Global News Twitter Accounts Global News Youtube Channel Global News on Instagram Global News … The film ends with a note that then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper did not support an inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada. Since the late 1960s, at least eighteen young women — many of them from disadvantaged First Nations communities — have disappeared or been found murdered along a remote stretch of highway … 4 0 obj Highway of Tears VR Working with Secret Location, Lisa directed a 4-minute 360 degree video on BC's Highway of Tears for CBC Radio's "The Current" in 2016. stream �5~y�Jg6>���2v ��Z��|K���h�f����y�: �Xh�^Vŧǖ�aC ��i仒E#��ّ�?L1�S���v�I�M�.��]-��V��v^LO��Y�b�Á�1ǘ��*����?���{�A��Y��kg���e�8��F�H��Y}�=ӆ��P����L�ɳ���J/��.�Q�����~AK O�:hU�> 6H>_�@e�$�E���\ ��2��E�b$.�]���K`������_��7��l���?���wy"�: �&㋣��r��*����[4;u�i���8����13l汭+"�ʼQ"�Ϲ��M[m�:(C�Nh���p䴇1�? Introducing the film Highway of Tears is a documentary film about loss, courage and hope. Travis flinched as Jen’s beautiful smile appeared on the screen. Narrated by Nathan Fillion, Matt Smiley's hard-hitting documentary Highway of Tears not only movingly relates the personal stories of the victims, but investigates how the legacy of generational poverty, high unemployment and endemic violence in their communities contributed to their tragic fates — and how contemporary First Nations leaders are striving to cure those ills. The film concerns the notorious Highway of Tears murders on British Columbia Highway 16 from 1969 to the present. The film concerns the notorious Highway of Tears murders on British Columbia Highway 16 from 1969 to the present. . ��m�.���k��2�&��W�n�������b%�K��|�������d9rȞN�f"��=��ȢY�"� ^#lŦ����>��(@���s�i��O�0ڛ�B��qmL����3X)�V��\$�b�sE~��q��d�f�wƗ����� ��9�! “Highway of Tears” wins BEST DOC at the Malibu Film Festival "Highway of Tears" win Malibu Film Festival for best documentary "Highway of Tears" Winner: Best… Matt Smiley January 14, 2015 When the formal inquiry began, a special … Can a new $30 million investigation help find their killers? [1], The documentary explores the possible effects of systemic racism on the investigation,[2] beginning with the Canadian Indian residential school system and including the popularity of the song "Squaws Along the Yukon" by Hank Thompson in the 1950s. [7], Highway of Tears debuted at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in spring 2014, with the Toronto International Film Festival calling it a "hard-hitting documentary". 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True to its name, the Highway of Tears does, for the most part, refer to a literal highway, according to the Canadian Encyclopedia.Tucked away in the northern part of British Columbia, Canada, lies Highway 16, with a 450-mile stretch of its full length constituting the actual Highway of Tears. Highway of Tears is a Documentary directed by Matthew Smiley. Directed by Matt Smiley. Overall, Highway of Tears is an excellent film and a much needed call to action. With the Highway of Tears serving as the nucleus of a much larger systemic problem, we are taken on a tragic ride-a-long that investigates the treatment and mistreatment of the First Nations population since colonization by delving into a contentious societal narrative that continually fails the most vulnerable seeking social justice and equality in Canada. Following (0) index / next. Resources devoted to the inquiry have been drastically cut. In Canada, more than 500 cases of Aboriginal women have gone missing or been murdered since the 1960s. It tells the story of some of the women and girls—most of them Indigenous—who have gone missing along Highway 16 in northern British Columbia. So many lives have been lost on this stretch of highway that it has come to be known as the Highway of Tears. [}lQ��P��d;h�gF��fTo6���9��!��m-���k&�ߢ��iu�� � The film tells stories of the women who have been murdered or … Highway of Tears ; Where to watch JustWatch. Half the cases have never been solved. %���� Highway of Tears refers to a section of Yellowhead Highway 16, from Prince Rupert on the northwest coast of British Columbia to the central interior city of Prince George, British Columbia. [6] Producer Carly Pope stated, "I believe the central message we're hoping to convey is that this is something occurring in our backyards that we can no longer remain ignorant to. Prince Rupert, British Columbia. It tells the daring story of three adventurers who travel through the Canadian terrain to arrive at different landscapes that have famously been painted before, and allows them to appreciate the spirituality and artistry behind the paintings, and their natural locations. The Highway of Tears is part of a larger, national crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. With respect and love for the victims of the Highway of Tears, and guided by their communities, we are committed to fulfilling the 33 recommendations from the Highway of Tears Symposium Recommendations Report. 3 0 obj "Highway of Tears" a documentary film by director Matthew Smiley was released in 2015 to critical acclaim. Synopsis. "Highway of Tears" is about the missing or murdered women along a 724 kilometer stretch of highway in northern British Columbia. Canadian 2015 documentary film written by Nancy Lang and directed by Phyllis Ellis. Highway of Tears is a 2015 Canadian documentary film directed by Matthew Smiley and narrated by Nathan Fillion. [5] Neil Godbout, writing for the Times Colonist, calls it "a beautiful and tragic film, showcasing strength and perseverance, as well as grief and loss". Prince George, British Columbia. . Narrated by Nathan Fillion, Matt Smiley's hard-hitting documentary chronicles the notorious, decades-long string of murders and disappearances of young Aboriginal women along British Columbia's Highway 16, and how the systemic racism that defined their lives also contributed to their deaths. CBCs The Current - Virtual Reality Film on the Highway of Tears. Highway of Tears, the Matt Smiley-directed documentary about the missing and murdered women along Highway 16 and across central and northern B.C., is a beautiful and tragic film, showcasing . The Highway of Tears case consists of numerous unsolved murders and disappearances of women on Highway 16, with a majority of the victims being Aboriginal. The Highway of Tears refers to a 724 km length of Yellowhead Highway 16 in British Columbia where many women (mostly Indigenous) have disappeared or been found murdered. <> x��\K������`{��n@`ǚ Ā��f� (��%��%�>|YU|tK��j��d�X����㏗W����ח�z��^w���Z���'�\��l�b.V�Ř˻�^�x����ޛ��O��|q�������Ͽ�����0����o�����.?=����Ϗo������~����Ͽ~����3=����7��|!Ҋ'�U��z���_n�|����? Highway of Tears A haunted highway -- 18 or more girls and women missing or murdered. 1 0 obj It continued with the history, explaining that this monstrosity has been occurring since the 70′s. ... the Current" explores the Highway of Tears with Ramona Wilsons mother Matilda on this short virtual reality documentary film. �C����ݏ�*�����Kƛw������Y,�t�GyVl{���cC��}klO;�$u4J. See more here. Original title: Highway of Tears. While he was there, his brother-in-law mentioned the case of Nicole Hoar, who went missing on Highway 16. The film thus identifies a disturbing pattern of state culpability. Year: 2015. <>>> "48 … Highway of Tears is a Canadian film that investigates a tragic reality shared in the United States. He credited Barb Ward-Burkitt, the executive director of the Prince George Native Friendship Centre, with supporting the project and being among the first to share her story. "[1] The film received funding from Carrier Sekani Family Services, with Mary Teegee, its director of child and family services, credited as an executive producer. [5], Smiley's purpose in screening the film was to advance efforts to calling a national inquiry. endobj [8] It received another award for best documentary from the Women in Film + Television Festival in Vancouver. 2014 Directed by Matthew Smiley. 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