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They are Sacred

By Kim O'BOMSAWIN

Documentary - Completed 2025

Through intimate encounters with Anders, They are Sacred gives viewers unique access to the world of an autistic child, and to follow his father’s journey to bring back traditional First Nations perspectives in our contemporary world.

- Year of production
- 2025
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- CANADA
- Languages
- ENGLISH-CANADA
- Duration
- 75 mn
- Director(s)
- Kim O'BOMSAWIN
- Writer(s)
- Kim O'BOMSAWIN, Widia LARIVIÈRE, Florence MIGNEAULT
- Producer(s)
- Andrée-Anne FRENETTE (Terre innue)
- Synopsis
- Within Indigenous cultures, differences were not traditionally seen as a handicap, but rather as a strength that could benefit the entire community. Such is the case with autistic people, considered to have unique gifts and connections to the spirit world. Through intimate encounters with Anders, They are Sacred gives viewers unique access to the world of an autistic child, and to follow his father’s journey to bring back traditional First Nations perspectives in our contemporary world.