MEADOWLARKS

[ 2025 . Canada ]

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Synopsis

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Between 1951 and 1984, during Canada’s notorious Sixties Scoop, over twenty thousand Indigenous children were removed from their homes by authorities and adopted into predominantly non-Indigenous families. Inspired by an award-winning documentary, MEADOWLARKS tells the story of four Cree siblings, separated since childhood and now in their fifties, who agree to meet for the first time over a holiday weekend in Banff.

Without the usual markers of familiarity, or a shared sense of cultural belonging, Connie (Carmen Moore), Marianne (Alex Rice), Gwen (Micelle Thrush), and Anthony (Michael Greyeyes) discover unexpected moments of synchronicity, conflict, and connection. With further guidance from the warmth of a newly discovered community, a fledgling family is invited to heal. Excited and curious, but also scarred and afraid of rejection, the Meadowlark siblings must contend with where they have been, and who they will become, especially to one another.

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Crew

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director TASHA HUBBARD
writers TASHA HUBBARD & EMIL SHER
producers TYLER HAGAN, JULIA ROSENBERG
starring MICHAEL GREYEYES, CARMEN MOORE, ALEX RICE, MICHELLE THRUSH
associate producers BRITTANY RYAN, AMANDA GAUVIN
cinematographer JAMES KLOPKO, csc
editors SIMONE SMITH, C.C.E.
composer TODOR KOBAKOV
executive producer BETTY ANN ADAM

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Supporters

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Telefilm Canada, The Indigenous Screen Office, The Canada Media Fund, CRAVE, APTN, CBC, Creative BC, Ontario Creates, Mongrel Media

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Distribution

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Mongrel Media

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Festivals & Awards

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World Premiere - TIFF 2025 

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