Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child (1986)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1986-01-01
  • Runtime: 0h 29min
  • Production Company: ONF | NFB
  • Production Country: Canada
  • Director: Alanis Obomsawin

Summary

This short documentary is a moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. Taken from his home at the age of 4 due to family problems, he spent the rest of his 17 short years moving in and out of 28 foster homes, group homes and shelters in Alberta. A sensitive, articulate young man, Richard Cardinal left behind a diary upon which this film is based.

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  • Cory Swan

    as Richard as a Young Boy

  • Pauline Kerik

    as Social Worker

  • Betty Smith

    as Foster Mother

  • Leslie Miller

    as Foster Father
Writing Alanis Obomsawin Writer
Directing Alanis Obomsawin Director
Production Andy Thomson Executive Producer
Production Andrée Lachapelle Production Coordinator
Sound Bernard Bordeleau Sound Editor
Production Alanis Obomsawin Producer
Sound Ryamond Marcoux Sound
Camera Michel Bissonnette Assistant Camera
Sound Diane Le Floc'h Music Editor
Sound Jackie Newell Sound Editor
Production Marie Tonto-Donati Administration
Sound Hans Peter Strobl Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Ryamond Marcoux Location Sound Recordist
Production Grace Avrith Post Production Coordinator
Production Marrin Canell Producer
Visual Effects Robin Bain Animation
Sound Christian Fortin Music Sound Design and Processing
Production Robert Verrall Producer
Camera Roger Rochat Director of Photography
Sound Dario Domingues Music
Art Louise Overy Title Designer
Editing Rita Roy Editor
Visual Effects Susan Gourley Layout Supervisor

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