Foster Child

Year: 1987

Runtime: 43 mins

Language: English

Documentary

Gil Cardinal, a key figure in Canadian Indigenous cinema, was born to a Métis mother and raised by a non‑Indigenous foster family. In this autobiographical documentary he seeks his biological mother and why he was removed, linking his story to Canada’s internal colonialism. It won the Special Jury Prize at Banff and several international awards.

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