Director
Miranda de Pencier
Starring
Ben Schnetzer, Will Sasso, Paul Nutarariaq, Ricky Marty-Pahtaykan
Run Time
105 mins
Release Year
2018
Country of Origin
Canada
Language
English, Inuktitut
Director of Photography: Jim Denault
Editor: Ronald Sanders, James Vandewater
Produced by: Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Zanne Devine, Damon D’Oliveira, Miranda de Pencier
Music: Garth Stevenson
Screenplay by: Graham Yost, Moira Walley-Beckett
Production Designer: Zazu Myers
The Grizzlies
Part of the World Perspectives Strand
Based on a true story, this inspiring film focuses on first-time teacher Russ Sheppard’s (Ben Schnetzer) move to Kugluktuk, a small town in the frozen north with one of the highest suicide rates in North America. Russ’s class show little interest in learning, so he decides to set up a lacrosse programme at the school. He recruits a team of very reluctant teens, who form the Grizzlies lacrosse team. Producers include Stacey Aglok MacDonald, originally from Kugluktuk, and acclaimed filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (Angry Inuk, 2016). [15]
The Grizzlies is nominated for the 2019 Award for Best International Feature Film.
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