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The Wake

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Set in contemporary Alberta, The Wake is the story of the love affair that blossoms between a well-meaning Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer and a young Métis woman. The Métis have a strong sense of community, but there is also a feeling of separateness defined by racial origins and economics. In this atmosphere, the romance offers a new sense of hope. Then, during a dark winter's night on a frozen lake, something happens to change the lovers' lives forever.

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Title

The Wake

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Authors

Bailey, Norma
Yetman, Ches
National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Subjects

Métis women--Alberta.
DramatizationsInterracial love affairsMétisMétis womenNorthern AlbertaPoliceRoyal Canadian Mounted PoliceSocial problems
Fiction films.

Language

English

Published

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2020.

Publication Desc

1 streaming video (57 min., 51 sec.) : sound.

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4

Awards Note

Alcan Award (Public's Award for Cinema) given to IKWE and THE WAKE - with a cash prize of 2,000$, 1987 Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini Series (Sharon Riis), 1987 Gemini Award for Best Pay Television Dramatic Series, 1987 Gemini Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Dramatic Program or Mini Series (Victoria Snow), 1987 Superchannel Best Script - with a cash award of 1,000$, 1988 Special Jury Award - Certificate of Merit for Acting (Dianne Debassige), 1988 Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Script Award (Sharon Riis), 1988 Most Promising Actress Award given to (Dianne Debassige) for her roles in PLACES NOT OUR OWN and THE WAKE, 1987

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General Note

Agency - English program:.Prairie Centre.
Agency:.Produced by the National Film Board of Canada with the participation of the Manitoba Jobs Fund and the Manitoba Government Employees' Association.

Credit Note

Director, Norma Bailey ; producer, Norma Bailey ; executive producer, Ches Yetman ; script, Sharon Riis ; photography, Ian Elkin ; sound, Leon Johnson ; editing, Lara Mazur ; sound editing, Gloria Thorsteinson, Wojtek Klis, Kelly Saxberg ; re-recording, Clive Perry ; music, Ron Halldorson, Byron O'Donnell.

Performer Note

Cast, Frank Adamson, Bill Alcorn, Cynthia Alcorn, Ken Charlette, Diane Debassige, Linda Migwans, Jean Paul, Victoria Snow, Michelle Thrush, Timothy Webber.

Time of Event Note

Recorded 1986.

Summary

Set in contemporary Alberta, The Wake is the story of the love affair that blossoms between a well-meaning Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer and a young Métis woman. The Métis have a strong sense of community, but there is also a feeling of separateness defined by racial origins and economics. In this atmosphere, the romance offers a new sense of hope. Then, during a dark winter's night on a frozen lake, something happens to change the lovers' lives forever.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Awards Note

Alcan Award (Public's Award for Cinema) given to IKWE and THE WAKE - with a cash prize of 2,000$, 1987
Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini Series (Sharon Riis), 1987
Gemini Award for Best Pay Television Dramatic Series, 1987
Gemini Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Dramatic Program or Mini Series (Victoria Snow), 1987
Superchannel Best Script - with a cash award of 1,000$, 1988
Special Jury Award - Certificate of Merit for Acting (Dianne Debassige), 1988
Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Script Award (Sharon Riis), 1988
Most Promising Actress Award given to (Dianne Debassige) for her roles in PLACES NOT OUR OWN and THE WAKE, 1987

Source of Description Note (R)

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).