Utshimassits: Place of the Boss
Utshimassits: Place of the Boss is a Canadian documentary film, directed by John Walker and released in 1996.[1] The film focuses on Davis Inlet (Utshimassits), an Innu community in Labrador which was the site of a major humanitarian crisis in the 1990s, and explores how the community's roots as a forcible resettlement of the previously nomadic Mushuau Innu First Nation contributed to the crisis.[2]
| Utshimassits: Place of the Boss | |
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| Directed by | John Walker |
| Produced by | Mike Mahoney Peter d'Entremont John Walker |
| Written by | John Walker David Macfarlane |
| Narrated by | Shirley Cheechoo |
| Music by | Guy Trépanier |
| Cinematography | Nigel Markham |
| Edited by | Angela Baker |
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Running time | 49 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film premiered on February 13, 1996 as an episode of the CBC Television documentary series Witness.[2] At the 11th Gemini Awards, it won the Donald Brittain Award for best social or political documentary.[3]
References
- "Human spirit triumphs in Davis Inlet story (Place of the Boss: Utshimassits)". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, September 24, 1996.
- "Witness focuses on Innu move to remote Davis Inlet". Vancouver Sun, February 10, 1996.
- "Mountie series gets its Gemini, again: Hockey drama Net Worth, new series Traders and sportscaster Ron MacLean come up winners". The Globe and Mail, March 3, 1997.
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