We Were Children

Running time: 83 mins

A story of innocence: Not Lost. Stolen. For over 130 years, the Indian Residential School system plucked generations worth of Aboriginal children from their homes in an effort to erase their culture, and this now-unthinkable practice has finally been dramatized on screen with force, compassion, and a sharp visual design. Jason Sherman's script sticks closely to the childrens' accounts, and never flinches in telling the dark truths of this little-known chapter in Canadian history. Detailing the stories of Lyna Hart's and Glen Anaquod's childhoods and the brutality, abuse, mental deterioration, and the abolishment of their traditions they experienced, We Were Children captures the vulnerability of an entire community and the strength needed to preserve one's own culture. - Kristy Yip Preceded by the short films: TeachAIDS and Embrace.