Synopsis
For three teenage girls growing up in Kahnawake — and indeed, all teenagers on the reserve — life can be quite confusing. If they want to move away to pursue new experiences — perhaps in nearby Montreal — they risk losing credibility, or worse yet, their rights as Mohawk women. Of course, if they stay, their opportunities in the tiny community are limited. With insight, humour and heart, director Tracey Deer (who left Kahnawake to attend school and pursue filmmaking) returns to her community to follow these Mohawk girls and tell their stories. Her deeply emotional documentary reveals the complex hope, heartache and promise of growing up Indigenous in the 21st century.
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Titles
| Original title | Mohawk Girls | English |
| Alternate title | Mohawk Girls / Wrestling For Life | |
| Alternate title | Wrestling For Life |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Tracey Deer |
| Screenplay | Tracey Deer |
| Producer | Christina Fon, Linda Ludwick, Joanne Robertson, Adam Symansky |
| Executive producer | Catherine Bainbridge, Sally Bochner, Ernest Webb |
| Cinematography | Pablo Aravena, Steve Bonspiel, Alexandre Bussière, Tracey Deer, Bill Kerrigan, Alan Kohl, Francis Miquet |
| Editing | Patricia Vergeylen-Tassinari |
| Music | Mona Laviolette, Linda Ludwig |
| Sound | Steve Bonspiel, Lisa Dargensio, John Dee Delorimier, Marco Antonio Fania, Lynne Trépanier, Tod Van Dyke, Marco Fania, Bruno Bélanger, Mona Laviolette |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
