Canadians behind Oscar-nominated residential school doc Sugarcane hope to illuminate the truth Winnipeg Free Press [Video]

Ed Archie NoiseCat says he’s excited his son Julian Brave NoiseCat’s documentary about a residential school in Canada has been nominated for an Oscar — and he hopes the recognition will bring more awareness about the abuses committed there.

The Secwépemc artist’s story is a central part of “Sugarcane,” which is up for best documentary feature.

Directed by JulianBrave NoiseCat and Toronto journalist Emily Kassie, the quietly haunting film follows an investigation into deaths, abuse and missing children at the former St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School, a Catholic Church-run facility near Sugar Cane reserve in Williams Lake, B.C.

Ed Archie NoiseCat, who was born at the facility, said Thursday he’s glad the film will now be seen by the broader public.

“I hope people actually see and understand that there were a lot of children that were sent there that were taken from their families forcefully, taken to the residential …