- Own Voice
The Life You Want
The isolated northern town of Fort Hope, Ontario has a serious problem with prescription drugs. This film follows the journey of one brave resident who admits her problem and applies for treatment.
Director
Michelle Derosier (Anishinaabe)
Derosier is an artist, activist, and filmmaker from Migisi Sahgaigan First Nation who has lived and worked in the North throughout her career. Her work has been shown internationally at festivals including Sundance, Traverse City, and imagineNATIVE. She has directed shorts such as Eagle vs. Sparrow, The Grandfather Drum, and Audrey’s Story, the feature Angelique’s Aisle, and episodes of Amplify and The Passionate Eye.
Writers
Michelle Derosier (Anishinaabe), Dave Clement
Producers
Michelle Derosier (Anishinaabe), Irene Dubé
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Thunderstone Pictures
