WINNIPEG FILM GROUP
DISTRIBUTION CATALOGUE


2004

Back to Pikangikum

Directed by Coleen Rajotte

Logline: Filmmaker Coleen Rajotte returns to Pikangikum First Nation in northwestern Ontario, a community with an unusually high suicide rate.

Synopsis: An Aboriginal and former television reporter, filmmaker Coleen Rajotte was deeply affected by a trip to the Pikangikum First Nation in 1994. Pikangikum, located in northwestern Ontario, has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. What has changed since Rajotte's visit? Has the suicide epidemic worsened or improved? What is being done in communities across Canada to tackle this problem? What Coleen Rajotte finds out will shock and outrage viewers.

Distribution Contact: WFG

More Details RUNTIME: 63 Minutes
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: English
KEYWORDS: Indigenous Filmmaker, Female Filmmaker

Cast & Crew

Director: Coleen Rajotte
Producer: Coleen Rajotte
Script: Coleen Rajotte