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SUMMARY:SAM Films | Sugarcane
DESCRIPTION:From July 2025 through June 2026\, join us for free matinees at the Seattle
  Art Museum. These films explore themes from art on view at SAM and bring i
 deas from the museum’s exhibitions\, collections\, and programs to the big 
 screen. Check out SAM Films for all upcoming events and details.\nA stunnin
 g tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life—Sugarcan
 e\, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kass
 ie\, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of intern
 ational reckoning. Set amidst a ground-breaking investigation into abuse an
 d death at an Indian residential school\, the film empowers participants to
  break cycles of intergenerational trauma by bearing witness to painful\, l
 ong-ignored truths\, and the love that endures within their families.  \nIn
  2021\, evidence of unmarked graves near an Indian residential school run b
 y the Catholic Church in Canada sparked a national outcry about the forced 
 separation\, assimilation\, and abuse many children experienced at this net
 work of segregated boarding schools designed to slowly destroy the culture 
 and social fabric of Indigenous communities. When Kassie\, a journalist and
  filmmaker\, asked her old friend and colleague\, NoiseCat\, to direct a fi
 lm documenting the Williams Lake First Nation investigation of St Joseph’s 
 Mission\, she never imagined just how close this story was to his own famil
 y. As the investigation continued\, Emily and Julian traveled back to the r
 ivers\, forests and mountains of his homelands to hear the myriad stories o
 f survivors. During production\, Julian’s own story became an integral part
  of this beautiful multi-stranded portrait of a community. By offering spac
 e\, time\, and profound empathy the directors unearthed what was hidden. Ka
 ssie and NoiseCat encountered both the extraordinary pain these individuals
  had to suppress as a tool for survival and the unique beauty of a group of
  people finding the strength to persevere. \nStay after the film for a talk
  by writer\, Oscar-nominated filmmaker\, champion powwow dancer and student
  of Salish art and history\, Julian Brave NoiseCat\nSugarcane premiered at 
 the 2024 Sundance Film Festival where NoiseCat and Kassie won the Directing
  Award in the US Documentary Competition. The film was recognized with 40 a
 wards including Best Documentary from the National Board of Review and was 
 nominated for a Peabody and an Academy Award. Sugarcane screened at film fe
 stivals around the world and in theaters across the United States\, Canada 
 and the United Kingdom. The film is distributed by National Geographic and 
 can be streamed on Hulu in the United States and in over 150 markets on Dis
 ney+.\nProgram\n12:30–1:30 pm | SAM Talks: Julian Brave NoiseCat. RSVP need
 ed. Free with museum admission.\n1:30 pm | Doors open for SAM Films\n2 pm |
  SAM Films: Sugarcane screening begins\n3:45 pm | Post-film discussion with
  director\, Julian Brave NoiseCat\n4:30 pm | Program concludes\n5 pm | Muse
 um closes
LOCATION:Seattle Art Museum\, 1300 1st Ave\, Seattle\, WA 98101
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