The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019)
When Áila encounters a young Indigenous woman, barefoot and crying in the rain on the side of a busy street, she soon discovers that this young woman, Rosie, has just escaped a violent assault at the hands of her boyfriend. Áila decides to bring Rosie home with her and over the course of the evening, the two navigate the aftermath of this traumatic event.
Directors: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn.
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Violet Nelson as Rosie |
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Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as Áila |
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Charlie Hannah as Cat |
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Barbara Eve Harris as Sophie |
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Sonny Surowiec as Taxi Driver #1 |
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Jay Cardinal Villeneuve as Cory |
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Tony Massil as Neighbour |
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Aidan Dee as Jessa |
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James Angus Cowan as Cole |
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Anthony Bolognese as Jonah |
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Anesha Bailey as Receptionist |
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Lissa Neptuno as Nurse |
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Charles Jarman as Taxi Driver #2 |
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Paul Jarrett as Dr. Phillips |
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Glenn Cho as Clerk |
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Joan Boisjoly as Gladys |
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Angel Thomas as Mother |
| Production | Kara Eide | Casting |
| Art | Liz Cairns | Production Design |
| Production | Madeleine Davis | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Meaghan Zwick | Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Natalie Fiteni | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | Christian Siebenherz | Editor |
| Directing | Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Win Liu | Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Jade Baxter | Assistant Director |
| Production | Kris Woznesensky | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Naomi Kennedy | Makeup & Hair |
| Directing | Kathleen Hepburn | Director |
| Production | Alysha Seriani | Associate Producer |
| Art | Sophie Jarvis | Production Design |
| Art | Kara Hornland | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stina Lunde | Costume Design |
| Production | Tyler Hagan | Producer |
| Production | Lori Lozinski | Producer |
| Production | Rylan Friday | Production Manager |
| Directing | Jennifer Nelson | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Kathleen Hepburn | Writer |
| Production | Dyveke Bjørkly Graver | Producer |
| Production | Alan R. Milligan | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Audrey Himmer-Jude | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Michael Wright | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Writing | Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers | Writer |
| Directing | James Sprott | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | Norm Li | Director of Photography |