Shoal Lake 40 women talk about their struggles, and those of their parents and grandparents, in trying to raise their families in a hazardous state of enforced isolation. Everyone in the community has a harrowing story of a loved one falling through the ice while trying to get across the lake, with pregnant women and new mothers fearing for their babies and having no choice but to make the trek in dangerous conditions. The film shows the key role of the community’s women in demanding funding for the road from three levels of government, and how their reconnection to culture and ceremony give them the strength to keep going.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Tania Bruyere, Roxanne Greene, Ann Redsky, Angelina McLeod
Crew: Angelina McLeod (Writer), Angelina McLeod (Director), Alicia Smith (Producer), David Christensen (Executive Producer), Erika MacPherson (Editor), Tyler Funk (Director of Photography)
Country: Canada
Language: English
Studio: ONF | NFB
Runtime: 12 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 2019
IMDb: 10
