Smudge
2005•12m•Released
Documentary
This short documentary follows three Indigenous women as they practice ancestral forms of worship: drumming, singing, and using sweetgrass. These ancient spiritual traditions may at first seem at odds with urban life, but to Indigenous people in Canada who are used to praying in natural settings, the whole world is sacred space.
Director
Gail Maurice
Writer
Gail Maurice
Languages
English
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
Andrea F. Friedman
Cindy
John Maclaren
Jack Watson
June B. Wilde
Nurse Sinclair
Maria Luisa Cianni
Principal (as Luisa Cianni)
Demetri Goritsas
Jan
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Producer
Gerry Flahive
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