Hollow Water

Dickie, Bonnie, (film director.). MacDonald, Joe, (film producer.). McCrea, Graydon, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: More than a decade ago, members of a tiny Ojibway reserve on the shores of Lake Winnipeg set out to take justice into their own hands. Hollow Water, in Central Manitoba, is home to 450 people--many of them victims of sexual abuse. The offenders have left a legacy of pain and denial, addiction and suicide. By law, they were the responsibility of the Manitoba justice system. But jail had not stopped offenders in the past. "Punishing people and telling them they needed to heal, didn't make sense," says one community counsellor. Instead, Hollow Water chose to bring the offenders home to face justice in a community healing and sentencing circle. Based on traditional practices, this unique model is reuniting families and healing both victims and their offenders. Hollow Water documents the moving journey of one family, torn apart by years of abuse, who struggle to confront their past. This is a powerful tribute to one community's ability to heal and change.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (48 min., 24 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2014.
Copyright: ©2000

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency - English program:.Documentary Program - West.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Bonnie Dickie ; producer, Joe MacDonald ; executive producer, Graydon McCrea ; cinematographer, Ian Elkin, Charles Konowal, Charles Lavack, Paul M. Rickard ; sound recordist, Norman Dugas, Brock Capell, Terry Woolf ; research, Bonnie Dickie, Tina Mason ; editor, David McGunigal ; sound editor, Saul Henteleff ; foley, Saul Henteleff ; re-recording engineer, Bruce Little ; consultant, Norma Bailey ; re-recording, null Mid-Canada Production Services Inc.
Participant or Performer Note:	Participant, Berma Bushie, Joyce Bushie, Valdie Seymour, Lloyd Bushie, Janet Cook, Marcel Hardisty, Pauline Pelly, Kathy Lewis, Fred McElrea, Keith Boulette, Sharon Kline, Russell Smith ; narrator, Joy Keeper.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2000.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Freddie Award - Category: Community Health, 2001 Jury Award, 2001 First Place - Category: Family Violence/Abuse, 2001 Honorable Mention - Category: Mental Health, 2001
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).