Star Being

Petit être de lumière

By Kim O'BOMSAWIN

Nikan Productions - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2023

Star Being demonstrates both the vulnerability and beauty of these autistic children, and the light of hope their families seek to cultivate through their realities.

    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • CANADA
    • Languages
    • FRENCH-CANADIAN
    • Duration
    • 47 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Kim O'BOMSAWIN
    • Writer(s)
    • Widia LARIVIÈRE, Florence MIGNEAULT, Kim O'BOMSAWIN
    • Synopsis
    • In the Innu community of Pessamit, families of children diagnosed with autism come together to share their realities, challenges and hopes. As First Nations families, they face specific obstacles, such as a severe lack of access to culturally-safe resources, or mistrust of the healthcare system due to racism and discrimination. Invited to spend time in ancestral territory, they realize the importance of access to culture and territory in developing their children’s confidence and autonomy.