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The Road Forward

Marie Clements
2017 | 101 min 09 sec

Prizes and awards

  • Official SelectionHot Docs 2017

  • Official SelectionDOXA Documentary Film Festival 2017

  • Official SelectionAtlantic Film Festival 2017

  • Official SelectionAtlantic Film Festival 2017

  • Award WinnerDreamspeakers International Film Festival 2017

  • Best DirectorAmerican Indian Film Festival San Francisco 2017

  • Official SelectionImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival 2017

  • Official SelectionMontreal First Peoples Festival 2018

Synopsis


Short Synopsis

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Q & A WITH FILMMAKER MARIE CLEMENTS


HISTORICAL OVERVIEW AND TIMELINE OF INDIGENOUS ACTIVISM


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Rosamond Norbury
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The Road Forward Ensemble

Cheri Maracle in the song This is How It Goes
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Behind the scenes – Indian Man (centre: Wayne Lavallee)
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Behind the scenes – Indian Man
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Good God song (centre: Shakti Hayes, on violin: Jeremy James Lavallee)
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The Road Forward Ensemble
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Elder (Chief Leonard George)
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Good God song

Doreen Manuel and Ronnie Dean Harris
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Indian Man song
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Behind the scenes – Marie Clements and her team
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Behind the scenes – Marie Clements
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Behind the scenes – Marie Clements
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Behind the scenes – recording session

Documentary subjects - Men (from left: Thomas Berger, Henry Clifton, Latash-Maurice Nahanee , Edwin Newman)

Documentary subjects - Women (from left: Moira Movanna, Karen Jeffrey, Delhia Nahanee, Vera Newman)

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TEAM


Marie Clements
Writer, Director


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Shirley Vercruysse
Producer, Executive Producer


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Jenn Strom
Editor


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Wayne Lavallee
Composer


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Mike McKinlay
Director of Photography


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James Boatman
Production Designer


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Troy Slocum
Sound Designer


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Chelsea Graham
Costume Designer


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ENSEMBLE


Richard E. Brown
Singer, Drummer


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Ronnie Dean Harris
Singer


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Shakti Hayes
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Jennifer Kreisberg
Singer


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Jeremy James Lavallee
Singer, Fiddle


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Wayne Lavallee
Composer


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Cheri Maracle
Singer


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Shamantsut/Amanda Nahanee
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Delhia Nahanee
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Marissa Nahanee
Singer


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Latash-Maurice Nahanee
Singer, Hand Drummer


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Corey Payette
Singer, Hand Drummer


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Murray Porter
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Michelle St. John
Singer


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Russell Wallace
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DOCUMENTARY SUBJECTS


Edwin Newman
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Henry Clifton
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Thomas Berger
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Vera Newman
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Karen Jeffrey
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Moira Movanna
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Doreen Manuel
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Vicki Lynne George
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Lorna Williams
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Credits

Written and Directed by
Marie Clements

Producer
Shirley Vercruysse

Editor
Jenn Strom

Composer
Wayne Lavallee

Director of Photography
Mike McKinlay

Production Designer
James Boatman

Sound Designer
Troy Slocum

Costume Designer
Chelsea Graham

Story Song Cast (in alphabetical order)

Indian Man
Ed Nahanee, Evan Leslie Adams
Native Voice Stringer, Leonard George
Native Voice Stringer, Ronnie Dean Harris
Native Voice Stringer, Wayne Lavallee
Native Voice Stringer, Jeremy James Lavallee
Tom Hurley, Stephen E Miller
Native Voice Stringer, Latash-Maurice Nahanee
Native Voice Stringer, Corey Payette
Native Voice Stringer, Murray Porter
Native Voice Stringer, Russell Wallace

This is How it Goes
Maisie Hurley, Patti Allan
Husband, Glen Andrew Brkich
Hotel Manager, William J Croft
Daughter, Amber Georgeson
Daughter, Kimowin Lavallee
Mother, Cheri Maracle
Restaurant Manager, Joseph Patrick Keating

Good God
Choir Singer, Shakti Hayes
Young Boy, Makwa Kewistep
Young Boy, Pawaken Koostachin-Chakasim
Fiddle Player, Jeremy James Lavallee
Guitar Player, Wayne Lavallee
Keyboard Player, Murray Porter
Choir Singer, Delhia Nahanee
Young Girl, Shekayah Lynn Silvey
Choir Singer, Russell Wallace

1965
Mother, Michelle St. John
Mourning Mother, Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg
Mother, Cheri Maracle

If You Really Believe
George Manuel, Ronnie Dean Harris
Herself, Doreen Manuel

My Girl
Mother, Michelle St. John
Daughter, Imajyn Cardinal

The Road Forward
Singer, Drummer, Richard E. Brown
Singer, Ronnie Dean Harris
Singer, Shakti Hayes
Singer, Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg
Singer, Fiddle, Jeremy James Lavallee
Guitar, Wayne Lavallee Singer
Singer, Cheri Maracle
Singer, Shamantsut Amanda Nahanee
Singer, Delhia Nahanee
Singer, Marissa Nahanee
Singer, Hand Drummer, Latash-Maurice Nahanee
Singer, Hand Drummer, Corey Payette
Singer, Keyboard, Murray Porter
Singer, Michelle St. John
Singer, Hand Drummer, Russell Wallace

Documentary Subjects, Vancouver (in order of appearance)
Edwin Newman
Henry Clifton
Latash-Maurice Nahanee
Thomas Berger
Wayne Lavallee
Richard E Brown
Russell Wallace
Jeremy James Lavallee
Ronnie Dean Harris
Murray Porter
Corey Payette
Vera Newman
Karen Jeffrey
Delhia Nahanee
Moira Movanna
Marissa Nahanee
Cheri Maracle
Shakti Hayes
Michelle St. John
Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg
Shamantsut Amanda Nahanee
Doreen Manuel
Vicki Lynne George
Lorna Williams

Documentary Subjects, Prince George
Shelby-Lynn Davis
Marion Erickson
Stephanie Erickson
Morgan George
Karista Olson
Lorretta J. Pelletier
Joan B. Sutherland
Jody Thomas
Ashley Wilson
Martha Wilson
Bonnie Wisla

BC & Yukon Studio

Associate Producer
Teri Snelgrove

Production Supervisor
Jennifer Roworth

Studio Administrator
Carla Jones

Technical Coordinator
Wes Machnikowski

Production Coordinator
Kathleen Jayme
Justin Mah
Kristyn Stilling

Production Crew
Production Manager
Nick Wade
Caroline Coutts

1st Assistant Director
Kate Weiss

2nd Assistant Director
Matthew Tingey

Sound Recordist
Brent Calkin
Jeffrey Henschel

Boom Operator
Lisa Kolisnyk

Sound Assistant
Daphne Chung

Assistant Production Designer
Andrew Pommier

Set Decorator
Rebecca Sjonger
Sancha Alicia Tatlock

Assistant Set Decorator
Hunter Cheveldave
Graham Talbot
Manzoor Ahmed Wani

Head of Props
Dana Dolezsar

Props Assistant
Kasha Toolsee

1st Assistant Camera
Lukas Fournier
Margot Guirado
Wes Machnikowski

2nd Assistant Camera
Mikael Bidard
Odessa Shuquaya

2nd Camera Operator
Jared Brendan Boyce
Daniel Rocque

Digital Technician
George Faulkner

Key Grip
Owen Stambuck

Gaffer
Paul T. Murakami

Grip/Electric Swing
Terrance Azzuolo

Movement Coach
Wendy Gorling

Script Supervisor
Nisha Platzer

Wardrobe Assistant
Kevin Eade
Mika Laulainen

Hair & Make-Up
Ashley Seymour

Hairstylist
Magdalena Kelly

Hair/Make-Up Assistant
Keesha Dawson-Harrison

Location Manager
Nick Wade
Odessa Shuquaya

Location Scout
Rachael Dudley

Location Assistant
April Johnson
Kassia O’Connor

Craft Service
Stefan A. Skoronski

Researchers
Amanda Burke
Thanh Nguyen
Mary Doherty
Sandra Mendenhall
Paloma Hazel Pacheco
Paula Sawadsky

Transcription
Tracy Sitter

Stills Photographer
Rosamond Norbury

Production Assistant
Colin Van Loon
Richard Wilson
Milena Salazar

Story Editor
Paula Danckert

Extras Casting
Rosemary A. Georgeson

Community Coordinator, Prince George
Janet Rogers

Visual Effects and Animation Supervisor
Jenn Strom

Animators
Prajay Mehta
Jenny Breukelman
Elisa Chee
Jenn Strom

Visual Effects Artists
The Sequence Group
Bun Lee
Jenn Strom
Trevor Gent
Jenny Breukelman

Storyboard Artist
Lauren Budd

Online Editor
Serge Verreault

Re-Recording Mixer
Jean Paul Vialard

Marketing Manager
Leslie Stafford

Publicist
Katja De Bock

Music
Indian Man Chant
Written, Composed and Arranged by Wayne Lavallee
Performed by
Jeremy James Lavallee
Latash-Maurice Nahanee
Ostwelve / Ronnie Dean Harris
Murray Porter
Russell Wallace
Leonard George

Indian Man
Written by Marie Clements
Composed and Arranged by Wayne Lavallee
Performed by Wayne Lavallee
with Murray Porter
Russell Wallace
Jeremy James Lavallee
Latash-Maurice Nahanee
Ostwelve / Ronnie Dean Harris
Leonard George

This is How it Goes
Written by Marie Clements
Composed and Arranged by Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg
Performed by Cheri Maracle with Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg and Michelle St. John

Good God
Written by Marie Clements
Composed and Arranged by Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg
Performed by Shakti Hayes
with Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg
Cheri Maracle
Michelle St. John
Murray Porter
Russell Wallace
Ostwelve / Ronnie Dean Harris
Jeremy James Lavallee

1965
Written by Marie Clements
Composed and Arranged by Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg
Performed by Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg with Cheri Maracle and Michelle St. John

The Grandmother’s Song
Written and Performed by Michelle St. John

If You Really Believe
Written by Marie Clements
Based on speech by George Manuel
Composed and Arranged by Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg and Wayne Lavallee
Performed by Ostwelve / Ronnie Dean Harris

My Girls Song
Written by Marie Clements
Composed and Arranged by Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg
Performed by Cheri Maracle and Jennifer Elizabeth Kresiberg

The Road Forward
Written by Marie Clements and Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg
Composed and Arranged by Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg
All My Relations – Arranged by Ostwelve / Ronnie Dean Harris
Performed by
Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg
Cheri Maracle
Michelle St. John
Ostwelve / Ronnie Dean Harris
Jeremy James Lavallee
Wayne Lavallee
Russell Wallace
Corey Payette
Murray Porter
Shamantsut Amanda Nahanee
Shakti Hayes
Delhia Nahanee
Marissa Nahanee
Latash-Maurice Nahanee

The Road Forward Band
Drums, Richard E Brown a.k.a. RB
Bass, Marie-Josée Dandaneau
Bass, Shakti Hayes
Violin/Fiddle, Jeremy James Lavallee
Guitar, Wayne Lavallee
Keyboards/Piano, Murray Porter

Music Recorded at the Warehouse Studios
Audio Engineer Sheldon Zaharko

Filmed on location
Vancouver
Fort Langley
West Vancouver
Delta and Prince George, British Columbia

Executive Producer
Shirley Vercruysse

BC & Yukon Studio – English Program

 

 

 



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