2022 Atlantic International Film Festival

Documentary Program: Sister Dorothy Moore: A Life of Courage, Determination, and Love & Documentary Program: The Incredible Vanishing Sisters in the Death of the Garden of Eden

Expired September 24, 2022 2:59 AM
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Mi’kmaw Elder Sister Dorothy Moore has spent a lifetime advocating for her people. Her story begins in Membertou, Nova Scotia, and spans her survival of the residential school system, her induction as the first Mi'kmaw person in a Roman Catholic order, her decades of service as a teacher, and her ongoing advocacy for Indigenous ways of knowing. Her remarkable story is shared in this documentary with a host of candid interviews and personal photographs.

  • Runtime
    62 minutes
  • Language
    English, Mi'kmaq
  • Country
    Canada
  • Director
    Mary Jane Harkins
  • Producer
    Mary Jane Harkins
  • Cinematographer
    Brett Kibbler, Nicholas Jones, Patrick Leonard
  • Editor
    Mary Jane Harkins