Café Daughter is a coming-of-age story about Yvette Wong, a young Chinese Cree girl in 1960s Saskatchewan who is told to keep secret her Cree identity, but later learns to take pride in who she is and embraces her Cree identity.
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- 11 nominations.
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Cast
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Violah Beauvais | ... |
Young Yvette Wong
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| Sera-Lys McArthur | ... |
Katherine Wong
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Tom Lim | ... |
Charlie Wong
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| Billy Merasty | ... |
Amos Horseknife
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| Blair Lamora | ... |
Doris Horseknife
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Evan Lau | ... |
Young Carl Wong
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| Julian Young | ... |
Carl Wong
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Demaris Moon Walker | ... |
Maggie Wolfe
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Dylan Cook | ... |
Peter Horseknife
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Edna Manitowabi | ... |
Kokum Mary
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| Joanne Boland | ... |
Miss Scott
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| Chris Farquhar | ... |
Mr. Adams
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| William C Cole | ... |
Dr. Thompson
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Carrie Schiffler | ... |
Customer's Wife
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| John Clifford Talbot | ... |
Customer
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| Daren Sullivan | ... |
Reverend Smith
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| Zachary Cox | ... |
Tommy Churchill
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Chelsie Gold | ... |
Valedictorian
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| Kevan Kase | ... |
Police man #2
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Darren W. Marynuk | ... |
Friend
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Matt Paradis | ... |
Older White Boy
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| Marc Paxton | ... |
White Man #3
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Branko Racki | ... |
Police Man #1
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| Glen Reid | ... |
Native Man #1
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| Liam Siebolt | ... |
Goon
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| AJ Zoldy | ... |
White man 1
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Directed by
| Shelley Niro | ||
Written by
| Shelley Niro | ... | () |
| Kenneth T. Williams | ... | (play) |
Produced by
| Amos Adetuyi | ... | producer |
| Shelley Niro | ... | producer |
| Mark Andrew Sirju | ... | line producer |
Music by
| ElizaBeth Hill | ||
Cinematography by
| David Z. Lam | ||
Editorial Department
| Scott Hannigan | ... | colorist |
| Alison MacDonald | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Hari Ramesh | ... | on-line editor |
| Cassie Weir | ... | operations coordinator (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Bradley Capstick | ... | (production design) |
Set Decoration by
| Brady Dyment | ||
Costume Design by
| Adriana Fulop | ||
Makeup Department
| Sumer Mellon | ... | hair and makeup trainee |
Production Management
| Mark Andrew Sirju | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Connor Johnson | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Savannah Nahwegahbow | ... | art department trainee |
| Mark Tholen | ... | assistant art director |
| Lawrence Van Beek | ... | assistant property master |
Sound Department
| Patrick Dal Cin | ... | ADR Recordist |
| Malcolm Fischer | ... | boom operator |
| Nathan Jackson | ... | foley editor |
| Daniel Samaan | ... | sound designer / sound effects editor |
| Kyleen Simon-Robertson | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Jacob Detheridge | ... | special effects first assistant |
| Krista Koger | ... | special effects |
| James Sled | ... | special effects coordinator |
Visual Effects by
| Jeff Bruneel | ... | visual effects supervisor: WildFX |
| James Milligan | ... | visual effects producer: WildFX |
| Tamara Young | ... | visual effects coordinator |
Stunts
| Tommy Chang | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Chanelle Hunter | ... | stunt double |
| Kevan Kase | ... | stunt performer |
| Branko Racki | ... | stunt actor |
| Glen Reid | ... | stunt actor |
| Sai Visouvath | ... | stunt double |
| Wayne Wells | ... | additional stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Parker Elgie | ... | gaffer |
| Gerry Kingsley | ... | still photographer |
| Sarah Sun | ... | second assistant camera |
| Olivier Surprenant | ... | key grip |
| Talia Woodland | ... | first assistant camera |
Casting Department
| Kalene Osborne | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Kayla Craig | ... | assistant costume designer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Simon McNally | ... | script coordinator / script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Tom Bishop Jr. | ... | horse wrangler |
| Caroline Kan-Hai | ... | office production assistant |
| Loveleen Kaur | ... | production executive |
| Chris Luckhardt | ... | production accountant |
| Alex Retzer | ... | Assistant to Floyd Kane |
| Jasmine Thompson | ... | Executive Assistant to Amos Adetuyi |
Thanks
| Ehren Davis | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
Special Effects
- WildFX (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Northern Ontario Film Studios (NOFS) (facilities)
Storyline
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Tells the story of a nine year old half-Chinese half-Cree girl, Yvette Wong. On top of struggling to find her place in a small Saskatchewan community in the 1960s, she is also faced with the passing of her mother, who always told her children not to let anyone know they were Native Indian, as she believed they would have a better life if this information was kept hidden. Yvette confronts racism on the prairies in the classroom, with teachers and fellow students letting her know she is different from them. Despite wanting to be a doctor, her teacher states that girls can't be doctors, and that maybe she would be better suited as a nurse. Yvette begins to explore and embrace her Cree identity when she befriends Maggie Wolf, a part Mi'kmaq girl who encourages Yvette to be proud of her ancestry. When her Cree ancestry is revealed at school, Yvette confronts discrimination, but perseveres to pursue her dream of going to medical school. |
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