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Buffy Sainte Marie: a multimedia Life is beautiful documentary about Peace activist and Oscar-winning songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie. Her protest song "Universal Soldier" became a '60s peace movement anthem and she was so outspoken against the war in Vietnam and for Native American rights that the Johnson White House put her on a list of artists whose work "deserved to be suppressed." She has written hundreds of songs, scored numerous films, established educational initiatives across North America , was a regular on Sesame Street , pioneered in the early digital platforms both musically and visually, received a medal from Queen Elizabeth II and won an Academy Award. Yet, until now, there has never been a major written or visual documentary of this multi-faceted human being.
Director Joan Prowse had unprecedented access to Ms. St.-Marie's life backstage, on the reserves, and at her home in Hawaii and the resulting film beautifully combines recent performance footage and archival clips, including a 1964 Newport Folk Festival performance. Interviews with friends and contemporaries like Joni Mitchell, Bill Cosby, and Taj Mahal add additional insights.
The movie paints a personal portrait of an extraordinary person and is a reminder of the impact one dedicated individual can have in the world. Inspiring!
Programmer: hayet benkara
Director's Bio
Technical Information
Director Joan Prowse had unprecedented access to Ms. St.-Marie's life backstage, on the reserves, and at her home in Hawaii and the resulting film beautifully combines recent performance footage and archival clips, including a 1964 Newport Folk Festival performance. Interviews with friends and contemporaries like Joni Mitchell, Bill Cosby, and Taj Mahal add additional insights.
The movie paints a personal portrait of an extraordinary person and is a reminder of the impact one dedicated individual can have in the world. Inspiring!
Programmer: hayet benkara
Director's Bio
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Joan Prowse is a documentary-maker with more than 15 years of experience as a writer, producer, director and video editor. She co-founded the independent production company, CineFocus Canada to make thought-provoking, inspiring television shows and documentaries. Since then she has produced and directed more than 20 hours of prime-time arts, biography and social issue programs. |
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Production Company CineFocus-Paquin Pictures Inc. 680 Queens Quay West, Suite 702 Toronto, ON M5V 2Y9 Canada Tel.: 415-504-9940 Fax: 416-504-7917 Email: jprowse@cinefocus.com Website: www.cinefocus.cim |
Distribution Company Films Transit 252 Gouin Boulevard East Montreal, Quebec H3L 1A9 Canada Tel.: 514-844-3358 Fax: 514-844-7298 Email: janrofekamp@filmstransit.com Website: www.filmstransit.com |
Technical Information
| Type | : | colour |
| Dialogue | : | English |
| Subtitles | : | |
| Running Time | : | 63 min. |
| Exhibition Format | : | betacam_sp |
| Screen Ratio | : | 16:9 |
| Sound | : | stereo |
Screening(s):
Sun, April 6th, 2008
11:00 am
Cineplex Odeon Carlton
Theatre 9
Regular Presentation
Director(s):
Joan Prowse
Writer(s):
John Einarson
Producer(s):
John Bessai, Gilles Paquin, Joan Prowse
Actor(s):
Buffy Sainte-Marie, Joni Mitchell, Taj Mahal, Randy Bachman, Bill Cosby, Robbie Robertson, John Kay