Directed by Sonya Ballantyne

Logline: A woman reconnects with her grandmother's past through drawings done by Daphne Odjig

Synopsis: In Nosisim, Sonya Ballantyne learns of her grandmother's traumatic past through a drawing titled 'Virginia and Gladys' by famed Indigenous artist Daphne Odjig. This masterful rendition of Sonya's grandmother and mother, Virginia and Gladys George, was done shortly after they were forced from their home due to a manmade hydroelectric dam.

Distribution Contact: WFG

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RUNTIME: 11 Minutes
GENRE: Documentary
PRODUCTION FORMAT: Super 8mm, HD
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Manitoba
KEYWORDS: Daphne Odjig, Hydro Electric, Art, Aboriginal, Indigenous, Dam, Indigenous Filmmaker, Culturally Diverse Filmmaker, Female Filmmaker

Director's Statement: I always heard from my mother about a drawing my grandma was in by this woman named Daphne Odjig. After my grandma's death, I wanted to find it.