Ed Archie NoiseCat says he's excited his son Julian Brave NoiseCat's documentary about a residential school in Canada has been nominated for an Oscar 香蕉视频直播� and he hopes the recognition will bring more awareness about the abuses committed there.
The Secw茅pemc artist's story is a central part of "Sugarcane," which is up for best documentary feature.
Directed by JulianBrave NoiseCat and Toronto journalist Emily Kassie, the quietly haunting film follows an investigation into deaths, abuse and missing children at the former St. Joseph香蕉视频直播檚 Mission Residential School, a Catholic Church-run facility near Sugar Cane reserve in Williams Lake, B.C.
Ed Archie NoiseCat, who was born at the facility, said Thursday he's glad the film will now be seen by the broader public.
"I hope people actually see and understand that there were a lot of children that were sent there that were taken from their families forcefully, taken to the residential school, made to work, had their hair cut, and they were just tormented in every way possible," he said over the phone from Shelton, Wash., where he now lives.
"I just want those families to know that we are with them, and we want to bring some sort of recognition to those children that did not make it home and those parents that did not see their children again."
NoiseCat said he called his son immediately after hearing about the nomination and that his son was in "amazement." They both appear in the film, which explores long-standing allegations that priests who fathered children with St. Joseph's residents sent the infants to an incinerator.
"My life started there," NoiseCat said. "The fact that I was found there and that I lived, brought out this story and just gives strength and knowledge to the fact that this was actually going on. To be a part of bringing all this to light is major."
Julian Brave NoiseCat and Kassie said in a statement that they are "overjoyed and filled with gratitude" for the nomination.
"Above all, we want to acknowledge the courage and fortitude of our participants and the thousands of survivors of Indian residential and boarding schools across North America who have been ignored for too long, as well as the generations of families who continue to suffer their harms," they wrote.
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Ed Archie NoiseCat said he will attend the Oscars with his son and Kassie, joking that he might wear a vintage suit he found at a thrift store.
"I told Julian, I'm going to have to dust off my tux jacket. And he said, 'No, no, no. This time we're getting you a stylist.' So, I think we're moving up in the world a little bit."
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The 97th Academy Awards will take place March 2 in Los Angeles.
