Documentary ‘Sugarcane’ about a B.C. residential school among Canadian Oscar nominees
- The documentary ‘Sugarcane’ has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, as reported by HO/The Canadian Press.
- The film investigates abuse and missing children at a residential school near Sugar Cane Reserve in British Columbia.
- Emily Kassie, an Emmy and Peabody-nominated journalist, collaborated with Julian Brave Noisecat to create the film.
- The 97th Academy Awards will occur on March 2 in Los Angeles.
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