Sugarcane (film)

Sugarcane
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Produced by
Cinematography
Edited by
  • Nathan Punwar
  • Maya Daisy Hawke
Music byMali Obomsawin
Production
companies
Distributed byNational Geographic Documentary Films (Worldwide)
Variance Films (United States)
Films We Like (Canada)
Release dates
  • January 20, 2024 (2024-01-20) (Sundance)
  • August 9, 2024 (2024-08-09) (United States and Canada)
Running time
107 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • Canada
Languages
  • English
  • Secwepemctsín[1]
Box office$121,581[2][3]

Sugarcane is a 2024 documentary film, directed by Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie and produced by Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn. It follows an investigation into the Canadian Indian residential school system, igniting a reckoning in the lives of survivors and descendants.

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2024 where it won the Grand Jury award for Directing.[4] It is theatrically released in limited engagements in the United States and Canada on August 9, 2024, before gradually expanding to other cities starting August 16, by National Geographic Documentary Films through Variance Films in the United States and Films We Like in Canada. It received critical acclaim and won the award for Best Documentary at the National Board of Review.[5]

Premise

Sugarcane follows an investigation into the Canadian Indian residential school system, igniting a reckoning in the lives of survivors and descendants.[6][7]

Production

The film received grants from Catapult Film Fund and the International Documentary Association Enterprise Fund.[8][9][10] Lily Gladstone boarded the project as an executive producer.[11]

Release

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2024.[12] It also played at the 2024 San Francisco International Film Festival, 2024 Seattle International Film Festival,[13] the 2024 Sheffield International Documentary Festival,[14] the 2024 Sydney Film Festival,[15] the 2024 DOXA Documentary Film Festival,[16] the 2024 Nantucket Film Festival,[17] the 2024 Boston Independent Film Festival,[18] the 2024 Sarasota Film Festival,[19] the 2024 Maryland Film Festival,[20] the 2024 Cleveland International Film Festival,[21] and the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.[22]

In February 2024, National Geographic Documentary Films acquired distribution rights to the film.[23] It was later announced that the film would be screened in exclusive engagements at the Film Forum in Manhattan and TIFF Lightbox in Toronto starting August 9, 2024, followed by the Laemmle Royal in Los Angeles starting August 16; an expansion to other cities in the United States and Canada will gradually take place starting August 16. Variance Films and Films We Like serve as co-distributors in the United States and Canada respectively.[24][25]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 55 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "Accumulating immense emotional power as it methodically uncovers a grave injustice, Sugarcane is one of the most compelling and important documentaries of the year."[26] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 90 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[27]

Accolades

Award Date Category Recipient Result Ref.
Sundance Film Festival January 28, 2024 Grand Jury Prize U.S. Documentary Sugarcane Nominated [28]
U.S. Documentary – Directing Award Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie Won
Sarasota Film Festival April 14, 2024 Best Documentary Feature Sugarcane Won [29]
San Francisco International Film Festival April 28, 2024 Best Documentary Feature Won [30]
Seattle International Film Festival May 19, 2024 Best Feature Film Nominated [31]
Grand Jury Prize – Special Mention Won
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards November 10, 2024 Best Documentary Feature Nominated [32]
Best True Crime Documentary Won
Best Political Documentary Won
Best Historical Documentary Nominated
Best Director Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie Nominated
Best New Documentary Filmmaker(s) Nominated
Best Cinematography Christopher LaMarca & Emily Kassie Nominated
Best Editing Nathan Punwar & Maya Daisy Hawke Nominated
Gotham Awards December 2, 2024 Best Documentary Feature Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn Nominated [33]
National Board of Review December 4, 2024 Best Documentary Film Sugarcane Won [34]
International Documentary Association Awards December 5, 2024 Best Feature Documentary Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn Nominated [35]
Best Director Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie Nominated
Best Cinematography Christopher LaMarca, Emily Kassie Nominated
Best Editing Nathan Punwar, Maya Daisy Hawke Nominated
Best Original Music Score Mali Obomsawin Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society December 9, 2024 Best Documentary Film Sugarcane Nominated [36]
Chicago Film Critics Association December 12, 2024 Best Documentary Film Nominated [37]
St. Louis Film Critics Association December 15, 2024 Best Documentary Feature Nominated [38]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle December 15, 2024 Best Documentary Feature Won [39]
Seattle Film Critics Society December 16, 2024 Best Documentary Film Nominated [40]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 18, 2024 Best Documentary Film Won [41]
Cinema Eye Honors January 9, 2024 Outstanding Non-Fiction Feature Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn, Christopher LaMarca, Nathan Punwar, Maya Daisy Hawke, Mali Obomsawin, Martin Czembor, Andrea Bella, Michael Feuser and Ed Archie Noisecat Pending [42]
Outstanding Direction Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie Pending
Outstanding Production Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn Pending
Outstanding Cinematography Emily Kassie and Christopher LaMarca Pending
Outstanding Original Score Mali Obomsawin Pending
Audience Choice Prize Sugarcane Pending
Satellite Awards January 26, 2025 Best Motion Picture – Documentary Pending [43]
Independent Spirit Awards February 22, 2025 Truer Than Fiction Award Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie Pending [44]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists TBA Best Documentary Film Sugarcane Pending [45]

References

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  5. ^ "2024 Archives". National Board of Review. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
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  24. ^ "Film Forum July-September 2024" (PDF). Film Forum. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
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  27. ^ "Sugarcane". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
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