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Feather Fall

La plume et le fusil
Ossie Michelin
2024 | 22 min 57 s
Documentary
English

A National Film Board of Canada Production

Ten years after capturing a defining image of Indigenous resistance—Amanda Polchies kneeling in prayer with an eagle feather in hand before a line of RCMP in riot gear—Inuk filmmaker and journalist Ossie Michelin returns to Elsipogtog, New Brunswick. Feather Fall reconnects with the women and warriors who stood on the frontlines of a historic anti-fracking standoff, reflecting on its impact and the community’s enduring legacy of resistance. Told through an Indigenous lens, the film is a powerful meditation on sovereignty, healing and the strength of collective action.


Logline

Feather Fall revisits Mi’kmaq territory, where an iconic moment was captured in 2013—igniting into a symbol of Indigenous resistance and halting fracking exploration on unceded lands.



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Excerpts

Excerpt 1: This is my sanctuary


Excerpt 2: Feather



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Team


Ossie Michelin
Director

Photo
Photo : Jean Flowers



Liz Cowie
Producer

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Photo : Liz Cowie



Rohan Fernando
Producer

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Photo : NFB



Nathalie Cloutier
Executive Producer

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Photo : Valérie Sangin


Credits

This film is dedicated to the people of Elsipogtog and those who stood with them.

Written and Directed by
Ossie Michelin

Edited by
Jon Deitcher

Cinematography
Max Machado
Desmond Simon

Sound Design
Catherine Van Der Donckt

Produced by
Liz Cowie
Rohan Fernando

Special Thanks
Amanda Polchies and
the Polchies Family
Lorraine Clair
Jason Augustine
Paul Francis
Amy Sock
Debbie and Luna Warman
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Hugo Vaillancourt
Alexandru Banuta
Elizabeth Dawson
Fanny Aishaa
Loretta Gould
Gregg Deal
Christopher Lightning
Carmen Harden
Siobhan Senier

Additional Cinematography
Collision Pictures
James Snapko & Trista Snapko

Location Sound Recording
Bruce Legrow

Narrated by
Ossie Michelin

Production Assistant
Pierre Haché

Transcription
Lisa Clarke

Additional Editing
Liz Rosch

Music

“THE CALLING”
Written, composed and performed by
Morgan Toney
Ryan Roberts
Keith Mullins
Courtesy of Ishkōdé Records Inc. (2024)

“MI’KMAQ HONOUR SONG”
Written and composed by
George Paul
Performed by
Morgan Toney
Keith Mullins
Courtesy of Ishkōdé Records Inc. (2022)

Additional Music
Audio Network Canada

Foley
Stephane Cadotte

Foley Recording
Geoffrey Mitchell

Archives
APTN National News
Gregg Deal
Fanny Galarneau
Lorretta Gould
Carmen Harden
Christopher Lightning
Ossie Michelin
Siobhan Senier

Thank You
Elissa Adams
Donna Clark
Jaida Grey Eagle
Primrose Francis
Joe Francis
Millea Lipaai
Misel Polchies
Tristian Polchies
Takota Sharp
Birdtail Trenton
Debbie Warman
Luna Warman

Production Supervisor
Roz Power

Technical Coordinators
Daniel Lord
Jean-François Laprise
Christopher Macintosh

Graphics and Motion Design
Alain Ostiguy

Online Editor
Luca Di Gioacchino

Digital Editing Technicians
Patrick Trahan
Pierre Dupont
Albert Kurian

Re-recording
Jean-Paul Vialard

Senior Production Coordinators
Sarah MacLeod
Kelly Davis

Associate Producer
Jayde Tynes

Line Producer
Geneviève Duguay

Studio Administrators
Leslie Ann Poyntz
Isabelle Limoges

Senior Marketing Advisor
Laurianne Désormiers

Project Manager
Geneviève Bérard

Marketing Coordinator
Michelle Rozon

Publicist
Justine Baillargeon

Legal Counsel
Peter Kallianiotis

Executive Producers

Eastern Documentary Unit
Nathalie Cloutier
Rohan Fernando
John Christou
Annette Clarke

© 2024 THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA


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