The Grizzlies

Directed by Miranda de Pencier

Canada, 2018 (fiction, 102 minutes, colour, English / Inuktitut)

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Film Description:
"In a small Arctic town struggling with the highest suicide rate in North America, a group of Inuit students' lives are transformed when they are introduced to the sport of lacrosse. An unflinching and uplifting story of how northern youth transformed a town."
-- Northwood Entertainment (source)

Film Description:
"Based on an inspiring true story, The Grizzlies is a powerful film about the determination and resilience of a group of Inuit youth. When Russ Sheppard (Schnetzer) moves north to teach in a town struggling with a high suicide rate, he is shocked by the challenges facing the town's youth—a result of the legacy of colonization. Russ introduces a lacrosse program in the school through which the youth find a vital outlet for their emotions, and a sense of pride and purpose in themselves and their community."
-- Reel Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by:	Moira Walley-Beckett, Graham Yost
Produced by:	Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Damon D'Oliveira, Miranda de Pencier, Zanne Devine, Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Hartley Gorenstein, Katie Nolan, Frank Marshall, Jake Steinfeld, Vinay Virmani
Principal Cast:	Emerald MacDonald, Ben Schnetzer, Paul Nutarariaq, Ricky Marty-Pahtaykan, Booboo Stewart, Will Sasso, Tantoo Cardinal, Jamie Takkiruq, Anna Lambe, Fred Bailey, Eric Schweig, Miali Buscemi
Cinematography:	Jim Denault
Film Editing:	Michele Conroy, Ronald Sanders, James Vandewater
Music:	Garth Stevenson
Production Company:	Northwood Entertainment

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Awards won by The Grizzlies

Canadian Screen Award: Best Achievement in Music: Original Song -- awarded to Dan General, Thomas Lambe, Adam Tanuyak ('Trials')
Directors Guild of Canada Award: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film -- awarded to Miranda de Pencier

Notes about The Grizzlies

Filmed in Iqaluit, Nunavut; Guelph, Ontario; and Toronto.
Shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018.

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Web Sites about The Grizzlies

"IMDb: The Grizzlies." Internet Movie Database, Inc. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6365796/reference.
"The Grizzlies: Based on a True Story." Northwood Entertainment. https://www.thegrizzliesmovie.com/. [official site]