Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
2019
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Synopsis
The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which was responsible for his care, as well as the long struggle of Indigenous activists to force the Canadian government to enforce “Jordan’s Principle” — the promise that no First Nations children would experience inequitable access to government-funded services again.
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger (2019) is a 1h 5min documentary feature film by Alanis Obomsawin. The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincia...
Key facts
Cast
Alanis Obomsawin, Jordan River Anderson, Cindy Blackstock, Ernest Anderson, Stefanie Wiens
Original language
Cree
First release
September 21, 2020 (Canada)
Crew
Screenplay
Alanis Obomsawin
Producer
Alanis Obomsawin
Editing
Alison Burns
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Festival History
Releases & classifications
| Television | Canada | September 21, 2020 |
Full credits
| Director | Alanis Obomsawin |
| Cast | Alanis Obomsawin (Narrator (voice)), Jordan River Anderson (Self (archive footage)), Cindy Blackstock (Self), Ernest Anderson (Self - Jordan's father), Stefanie Wiens (Self - Occupational therapist) |
| Screenplay | Alanis Obomsawin |
| Producer | Alanis Obomsawin |
| Executive producer | Annette Clarke |
| Editing | Alison Burns |
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q66305413 |
| IMDb | tt10851300 |
| TMDB | 619637 |
Additional data: TMDB.
