According to Deadline, Nat Geo has purchased the documentary Sugarcane.
What’s Happening:
- Sugarcane has officially been picked up by Nat Geo.
- The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last month.
- The documentary from filmmakers Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie investigates “into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school which ignites a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve.”
- It was said that the deal for purchasing the documentary was in the low seven figures.
- National Geographic Documentary Films will show Sugarcane at festivals throughout this year and release it in theaters before adding it to Disney+.
Credits:
- The film was produced by Kassie Films and Hedgehog Films production, in association with Impact Partners and Fit Via Vi.
What they’re saying:
- Carolyn Bernstein, Executive Vice President of National Geographic Documentary Films: “Sugarcane is a cinematic tour de force and a deeply affecting, fearless call to action. The courage and compassion of the film participants and filmmakers shines through as together they unearth the traumas of the past and carve out a path to justice and healing in the present. It was an honor to witness and experience the profound effect this exquisite film had on the audience at its Sundance Film Festival world premiere. We are thrilled to now give Sugarcane the global platform it deserves.”
- Filmmakers Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie: “The truth of what happened at Indian residential and boarding schools across North America was so awful that it was hidden and suppressed by perpetrators and victims alike. But then, brave communities, like the Williams Lake First Nation, started asking questions and looking for answers. We feel incredibly grateful to have been there to witness and tell the story of their history-making investigation. It changed the lives of so many community members, and it changed ours. National Geographic Documentary Films has a long track record of championing epic and important stories that awaken audiences and transcend their moment. There couldn’t be a better home for Sugarcane.”
Executive Producers:
- Bill Way
- Elliott Whitton
- Jenny Raskin
- Geralyn White Dreyfous
- Tegan Acton
- Emma Pompetti
- Grace Lay
- Sumalee Montano
- Sabrina Merage Naim
- Douglas Choi
- Adam and Melony Lewis
- Meadow Fund
- JanaLee Cherneski
- Ian Desai
- David and Linda Cornfield
- Maida Lynn
- Robina Riccitiello
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