1200+

Directed by Leonard Yakir

Produced by Sheila North & Leonard Yakir, Keewatin Productions

2:08:00 | 2020 | Colour | Documentary

 

Grand Chief Sheila North was gifted a diary kept by the foster parents of 17-year-old MMIWG victim Cherisse Houle. They asked that North promise to tell Cherisse's story. 1200+ fulfills that promise.

1200+ is a film that tells the story of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIW OR MMIWG). The fact is that MMIW impacts not only a large population in Canada and the USA but also Indigenous peoples throughout the world. The film is a call to awareness and action for all.

The story of 1200+ is told by journalist Sheila North, who like so many of her sisters moved to a city from an isolated reservation at a young age to further her education. But unlike hundreds of other young Indigenous people she survived the perils of that journey to eventually become the first woman Grand Chief in Northern Manitoba, Canada.

Before becoming a chief she was gifted a diary written by foster parents of 17-year-old #MMIWG victim, Cherisse Houle, with the promise that something meaningful should come from its pages.

After becoming a Grand Chief, North fulfills that promise in 1200+ which chronicles the last year of Cherisse's life and is interwoven with actual survivor's testimonies, police interviews, court records and archival footage that weaves the story of #MMIWG.

1200+ is available as a feature-length film (90 minutes) or as a one-hour film.

 

Course Outline

 

1200+ is accompanied by a 30-hour course by Anita Olson Harper, PhD.

The course, 1200+: Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, is meant for the first years of a university (or college) student’s academic life. It is written from the standpoint of the Province of Manitoba, but can be adapted for any university or college in any province or territory.

This course is an interdisciplinary historically-based introduction to Indigenous women’s/girls’ treatment by government and society that has led to the current egregious dimensions of MMIWG in Canada. It will educate learners about how the past has led to the status quo of Indigenous women’s and girls’ vulnerable placement in regional and national spheres.

Rent or Purchase a Digital Copy or a DVD of 1200+

 

For at-home, personal use you can rent the film on VUCAVU. If you would like to purchase a DVD for home use, please contact distribution@winnipegfilmgroup.com.

For educational purposes – to rent the film online or to purchase a digital license to screen the film in a classroom or office please email us. We can work with you and your budget and are happy to offer packages which include physical or digital copies of the film. We appreciate you working with us – an artist-run, non-profit charity.

 

BUY THE DVD FOR SINGLE SITE USE – $95

(includes K-12 and Public Libraries)

> > This DVD is priced to accommodate library borrowing and educational screenings within a single library, school, small office, or hospital.

> > Circulating outside the organization, institution, or office or to donate programs to other organizations or institutions are not included or permitted under this sale except for home borrowing at public libraries. Any form of copying or altering of the format purchased is not permitted.

> > Thank you for respecting the independent artists who made this film.

> > PUBLIC LIBRARIES – Please enquire about discounts for multiple copies purchased for branch libraries.

> > SCHOOL BOARDS – please purchase the Institutional DVD.

 

BUY THE DVD FOR COMMUNITY USE – $210

> > This DVD is designed for non-profit and small community groups wishing to screen the film in an educational setting to groups of 50 people maximum.

> > Please contact us with any questions if you are screening to a larger audience.

> > Thank you for respecting the independent artists who made this film.

 

BUY THE DVD FOR INSTITUTIONAL USE – $468

> > This DVD is priced in accordance with how many people could potentially watch it. At a large university or school board the potential of hundreds of viewers dictates this price.

> > This DVD is designed for library and instructional use in a workshop or classroom setting at a university or school board. Circulation to multiple departments, institutions or offices within a jurisdiction such as schools within a school district or offices within a company is permitted.

> > Please note: Any form of copying or altering of the format purchased is not permitted. Please contact us for streaming enquiries.

> > Thank you for respecting the independent artists who made this film.

 

Click here to watch a trailer of the film.

 

For more information regarding the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, please visit the 1200+ website at www.mmiw1200plus.com.

 

For more information or if you have any questions or special requests please contact us. 

+1 (204) 925-3456 ext. 105 / distribution@winnipegfilmgroup.com