Film

Like the Trees

1974 · 14m · Documentary

This short film is told in the first person by Rose, a Métis woman from northern Alberta who has left a difficult life in the city to rediscover her roots by returning to her Woodland Cree community. Rose reveals the racism, isolation and health issues she faced when trying to make a life for herself outside her home community, and how she is able to help others now that she has reconnected to her culture. The film is part of a 1970s series of eleven films title Working Mothers by producer/director Kathleen Shannon, exposing inequality for women in accessing education, childcare, and equal pay. These films led to the creation of Studio D at the National Film Board, the world’s first feminist production studio. 

• Kathleen ShannonDirector · Producer · Editor
• Len ChatwinExecutive Producer

Release date

July 7, 1974

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

14m

Genres

Documentary