Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

1h 5m

8

The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which was responsible for his care, as well as the long struggle of Indigenous activists to force the Canadian government to enforce “Jordan’s Principle” — the promise that no First Nations children would experience inequitable access to government-funded services again.

Cast

Alanis Obomsawin

Narrator (voice)

Jordan River Anderson

Self (archive footage)

Cindy Blackstock

Ernest Anderson

Self - Jordan's father

Self - Occupational therapist

Crew

Katherine Kasirer

Clearances Consultant, Researcher

Location Sound Recordist

Miriam Mim Duff

Archival Footage Coordinator

Jerleen Sullivan

Archival Footage Coordinator

Location Sound Recordist

Thierry Morlaas-Lurbe

Location Sound Recordist

Lynne Trépanier

Location Sound Recordist

Alanis Obomsawin

Director, Writer, Producer, Researcher

Christine Williams

Production Coordinator

Production Coordinator

Executive Producer

Ryan Queskekapow

Production Assistant, Thanks

Camera Operator

Camera Operator

Camera Operator

Maarten Kroonenburg

Camera Operator

René Sioui Labelle

Camera Operator

Martin Duckworth

Camera Operator

Jean-Paul Vialard

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Geoffrey Mitchell

Musician, Music

Musician, Music

Richard Jackson

Madeline Gamblin

Digital Imaging Technician

Digital Imaging Technician

Isabelle Painchaud

Digital Imaging Technician

Jacques Bertrand Simard

Title Designer, Graphic Designer

Mélanie Bouchard

Title Designer, Graphic Designer

Drone Cinematographer

Dominique Aubry

Patricia Dillon-Moore

Carolyn Buffalo

Dr. Michael Kirlew