Pilgrims

Directed by Marie Clements

Canada, 2013 (fiction, 8 minutes, colour, English)

Film Description:
"A German travels to Canada's west coast to commune with nature and experience local traditions. His fantasy of partaking in 'Indian' culture leads him into a twisted rite of passage, abetted by his local guides, in this tension-filled dark comedy starring Tantoo Cardinal and Lorne Cardinal. Marie Clements leaves her viewer as unsettled as her protagonist in this clever cross-cultural tale."
-- Alex Rogalski (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by:	Marie Clements
Produced by:	Anand Raghavan, Haydn Wazelle, Todd Giroux, Elizabeth Yake, Angela Konieczny
Principal Cast:	Tantoo Cardinal, Lorne Cardinal, Kevin Loring, Jessica Matten, Niall McNeil, Bradley Stryker
Cinematography:	Thomas Billingsley
Film Editing:	Darryl Whetung
Production Company:	Tabula Dada Productions, True West Films, Working Pajama Lab Entertainment

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Notes about Pilgrims

Shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2013.

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Quote by the Director

"I live on a small island and a lot of tourists come to it. Sometimes people from Europe and other countries that come to Canada have a preconceived image of what the Indigenous is. The idea [for Pilgrims] sort of came about from talking to someone that's asking for directions and they'll suddenly ask 'do you know where the Indians live?' They don't realize you're Indigenous and that we all live pretty similar to everyone else. It's about looking at this character that was fascinated by Indians and came to Canada to bond with them. He runs into three Native guys that don't want to bond with him and goes through this ordeal. It was a lot of fun and had a great cast and crew."
-- Marie Clements (source)

Web Sites about Pilgrims

"IMDb: Pilgrims." Internet Movie Database, Inc. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2962414/reference.