Buffy Sainte-Marie - Carry it On

90 min., Canada 2022 Documentary English, Cree - Rated: PG

Director: Madison Thomas

This is a compelling and eye-opening documentary on the life of activist/songwriter/performer Buffy Sainte-Marie. The film features previously unseen archival footage, and chronicles Buffy’s amazing career which continually advanced the cause of Indigenous rights. Buffy Sainte-Marie remains the first Indigenous winner of an Oscar, (for the song ‘Up Where We Belong’ from An Officer And A Gentleman in 1983). She also won a BAFTA and a Golden Globe for the same composition.

Initially riding the wave of the New York counter-culture folk scene, Buffy soon became a regular participant at sit-ins, rock shows and coffee houses. She was black-listed by both the Nixon and the Johnson administrations. She was also a victim of the music business’ insidious exploitation of its artists, as she had to buy back the rights to her own song UNIVERSAL SOLDIER. But her long and varied career has taken her to many different places. Now 80 years-old and living in Hawaii, WFF is proud to present CARRY IT ON, as a tribute to one of Canada’s most enduring and seminal artists.

“…a raw, searing portrait of an artist and activist who has been ahead of her time every step of the way.” - Alex Hudson, Exclaim

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