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20195 minPGdocumentary

Lake

20195 minPGdocumentary

Cree director Alexandra Lazarowich uses classic verité cinema to portray Métis women net fishing in Northern Alberta.

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Alexandra Lazarowich

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Cree director Alexandra Lazarowich uses classic verité cinema to portray Métis women net fishing in Northern Alberta.

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Cree director Alexandra Lazarowich riffs off classic verité cinema to craft a contemporary portrait of Métis women net fishing in Northern Alberta.

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