Ojibwe filmmaker returns to Winnipeg’s North End to tell story of hope and healing – CBC

by ahnationtalk on March 11, 2024116 Views

Mar 11, 2024

Many Wounds features predominantly Indigenous cast, is currently being filmed in Manitoba

Ojibwe filmmaker Jeremy Torrie is at the helm of a re-envisioning of the 1994 movie Once Were Warriors over a decade after acquiring the option rights to the film.

Torrie’s currently filming Many Wounds, which draws from his experience growing up in Winnipeg’s North End, and features a predominantly Indigenous cast.

The original Once Were Warriors tells the story of a New Zealand family who are descendants of Maori warriors as they grapple with a violent father and the problems that come with being treated like outcasts in society, according to its IMDB page.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ojibwe-filmmaker-north-end-many-wounds-1.7139474

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