The Wake (1986 film)

The Wake
Directed by	Norma Bailey
Screenplay by	Sharon Riis
Produced by	Norma Bailey Ches Yetman
Starring	Victoria Snow Michelle Thrush Timothy Webber
Cinematography	Ian Elkin
Edited by	Lara Mazur
Production company	National Film Board of Canada

The Wake (also known as Veillée funèbre) is a 1986 Canadian drama film directed by Norma Bailey and written by Sharon Riis.[1] The film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada and was part of the organization's "Daughters of the Country" series, which looked at the lives of Métis women.[2]

Plot

Set in Alberta, The Wake centers around a love affair that forms between a Canadian police officer and a young Métis woman.[3]

Starring

• Victoria Snow as Joan Laboucane
• Diane Debassige as Donna Desjarlais
• Timothy Webber as Jim Whalen
• Michelle Thrush as Marlene

References

1. Lerner, Loren Ruth (1997). Canadian Film and Video: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802029881.
2. Doyle, Judith (1986). In a Different Voice: Conversations with Women Artists and Filmmakers. Toronto: Funnel Experimental Film Theatre.
3. Government of Canada, National Film Board of Canada (2012-10-11). "National Film Board of Canada". Retrieved 2019-04-26.

External links

• The Wake at IMDb