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| Title: | HANK WILLIAMS FIRST NATION |
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| Title year: | 2004 |
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| Original dialogue(s): | English |
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| Running time: | 92 min sec |
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| Description: | "Shot on the Woodland Cree First Nation, HANK WILLIAMS FIRST NATION is the story of a sleepy Cree community that is stirred up when an Elder begins to question the death of Hank Williams. Seventy-five-year-old Martin Fox (Jimmy Herman) decides abruptly one morning that before he dies he must visit the grave of his long time hero Hank Williams. With the support of his younger brother, Adelard Fox, (Gordon Tootoosis) Martin sets out for Tennessee on a Greyhound, accompanied by a 17 year-old nephew - sent along as a guide." |
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| Director(s): | Aaron James Sorensen | |
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| Screen writer(s): | Aaron James Sorensen | |
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| Actor(s): | Gordon Tootoosis | | Adelard Fox |
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| Jimmy Herman | | Uncle Martin |
| Stacy Da Silva | | Sarah Fox |
| Colin Van Loon | | Jacob Fox |
| Bernard Starlight | | Huey Bigstone |
| Stephanie Dixon | | Miss Keating |
| Gillian Carfra | | Social worker |
| Ron Waller | | Principal Granich |
| Edna Rain | | Kookem |
| Raymond Carafelle | | Chief Chicken-Wings |
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| Producer(s): | Aaron James Sorensen | |
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| Aaron James | |
| Executive producers(s): | Aaron James Sorensen | |
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| Editor(s): | Warren Langford | |
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| Aaron James Sorensen | |
| Musician(s): | Aaron James Sorensen | |
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| Photography: | C. Kim Miles | |
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| Support: | Panasonic AG DVX-100A 24p Col aspect ration 16:9/1.78:1 (35mm 1.85:1) |
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| Festival(s): | 04 to 14-11-04 AFI Film Festival | November 30, 2003 |
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| Release: | Calgary | February 03, 2005 |
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| Location(s): | Woodland Cree First Nation, Peace River Country (AB) and Utah or Montana |
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| Distribution area: | Canada | Cn Peace Country Films Ltd. |
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| Quebec | Qc |
