Foster Child
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| Foster Child | |
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| Directed by | Gil Cardinal |
| Produced by | Jerry Krepakevich |
| Cinematography | James Jeffrey |
| Edited by | Alan Bibby |
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Production
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National Film Board of Canada
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Release dates
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1987 |
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Running time
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43 min 05 s |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Foster Child is a 1987 documentary film by Gil Cardinal, exploring the filmmaker's search, at age thirty-five, for biological family. Cardinal often meets with frustration during his search, but eventually finds his natural family and discovers his Métis roots.[1]
This National Film Board of Canada production received over 10 awards, including four Golden Sheaf Awards, a Special Jury Prize at the Banff Television Festival and a Gemini Award for best direction for a documentary program. It was broadcast on CBC's Man Alive series.[1][2]
See also
References
External links
- Watch Foster Child at NFB.ca
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Foster Child at IMDb
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