The Grizzlies, Northwood Entertainment in association with Puhitaq, the Kennedy Marshall Company, Jake Steinfeld Productions, Pacific Northwest Pictures, Mongrel Media presents ; produced by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Damon D'Oliveira, Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Zanne Devine, Miranda de Pencier ; story by Graham Yost ; written by Graham Yost, Moira Walley-Beckett ; directed by Miranda de Pencier
Type
Label
The Grizzlies, Northwood Entertainment in association with Puhitaq, the Kennedy Marshall Company, Jake Steinfeld Productions, Pacific Northwest Pictures, Mongrel Media presents ; produced by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Damon D'Oliveira, Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Zanne Devine, Miranda de Pencier ; story by Graham Yost ; written by Graham Yost, Moira Walley-Beckett ; directed by Miranda de Pencier
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; language, and some drug/alcohol use involving teens
Main title
The Grizzlies
Oclc number
1260699216
Responsibility statement
Northwood Entertainment in association with Puhitaq, the Kennedy Marshall Company, Jake Steinfeld Productions, Pacific Northwest Pictures, Mongrel Media presents ; produced by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Damon D'Oliveira, Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Zanne Devine, Miranda de Pencier ; story by Graham Yost ; written by Graham Yost, Moira Walley-Beckett ; directed by Miranda de Pencier
Runtime
107
Summary
The Grizzlies is based on the inspiring true story of a group of Inuit students in a small Arctic town that had one of the highest teen suicide rates in the world, due to a history of residential schools and intergenerational trauma. The classmates are initially resistant when the naive and culturally ignorant white teacher from the south introduces them to lacrosse--but gradually, as they begin to connect with each other as teammates, the students find inspiration to make profound shifts in their lives. Together, as The Grizzlies, the players learn to lead each other, gain the support of a deeply divided town, and look to compete in the National Lacrosse Championships. The Grizzlies is more than an inspiring sports drama. Unlike many sports/coach/inspiring teacher films, The Grizzlies is not just a story about a teacher who affected his student's lives--it is a true story about a group of Inuit students who changed their teacher, and eventually their whole community, for the better
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Pacific Northwest Pictures
- Devine, Zanne
- Puhitaq
- De Pencier, Miranda, 1968-
- Schnetzer, Ben, 1990-
- Northwood Entertainment (Firm)
- MacDonald, Emerald
- Yost, Graham
- Stewart, Boo Boo
- Sasso, Will, 1975-
- Jake Steinfeld Productions
- Mongrel Media
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- MacDonald, Stacey Aglok
- Stevenson, Garth
- D'Oliveira, Damon
- Denault, Jim, 1960-
- Walley-Beckett, Moira
- Vandewater, James
- Marty-Pahtaykan, Ricky Lee
- Nutarariaq, Paul
- Kennedy/Marshall Company
- Arnaquq-Baril, Alethea
- Schweig, Eric, 1967-
- Cardinal, Tantoo
- Sanders, Ronald, 1945-
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Subject
- Inuit -- Nunavut -- Social life and customs -- Drama
- Inuit youth -- Nunavut -- Drama
- Nunavut -- Social conditions -- 1999-
- Suicide -- Canada, Northern -- Drama
- Motion pictures -- Canada
- Inuit + Social life and customs
- Films sportifs
- Native peoples -- Canada -- Sports
- Drama
- History
- Northern Canada
- Native peoples -- Canada -- Mental health
- Sports films
- Leadership + Social aspects
- Inuit
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Inuit youth
- Native youth + Mental health -- Canada
- Feature films
- Native peoples -- Canada -- Games
- Suicide
- Fiction films
- Nunavut
- Lacrosse
- Nunavut -- Economic conditions -- 1999-
- Lacrosse -- Drama
- Films de fiction
- Teamwork (Sports)
- Indigenous peoples + Mental health -- Canada -- Drama
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
- Canada
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- Devine, Zanne
- Puhitaq
- De Pencier, Miranda, 1968-
- Schnetzer, Ben, 1990-
- Northwood Entertainment (Firm)
- MacDonald, Emerald
- Yost, Graham
- Stewart, Boo Boo
- Sasso, Will, 1975-
- Jake Steinfeld Productions
- Mongrel Media
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- MacDonald, Stacey Aglok
- Stevenson, Garth
- D'Oliveira, Damon
- Denault, Jim, 1960-
- Walley-Beckett, Moira
- Vandewater, James
- Marty-Pahtaykan, Ricky Lee
- Nutarariaq, Paul
- Kennedy/Marshall Company
- Arnaquq-Baril, Alethea
- Schweig, Eric, 1967-
- Cardinal, Tantoo
- Sanders, Ronald, 1945-
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- Subject31
- Inuit -- Nunavut -- Social life and customs -- Drama
- Inuit youth -- Nunavut -- Drama
- Nunavut -- Social conditions -- 1999-
- Suicide -- Canada, Northern -- Drama
- Motion pictures -- Canada
- Inuit + Social life and customs
- Films sportifs
- Native peoples -- Canada -- Sports
- Drama
- History
- Northern Canada
- Native peoples -- Canada -- Mental health
- Sports films
- Leadership + Social aspects
- Inuit
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Inuit youth
- Native youth + Mental health -- Canada
- Feature films
- Native peoples -- Canada -- Games
- Suicide
- Fiction films
- Nunavut
- Lacrosse
- Nunavut -- Economic conditions -- 1999-
- Lacrosse -- Drama
- Films de fiction
- Teamwork (Sports)
- Indigenous peoples + Mental health -- Canada -- Drama
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
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