The Canary Effect
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The Canary Effect is a 2006 documentary
that looks into the effects of that the United States
and its policies have on the Indigenous peoples
(Native Americans
) who are residents. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival
and won the Stanley Kubrick Award at the 2006 Traverse City Film Festival
(Michael Moore
hosts).
The movie was directed by Robin Davey
and Yellow Thunder Woman, who are both members of LA Based alternative pop group The Bastard Fairies
. The documentary was released on DVD in 2008.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
that looks into the effects of that the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and its policies have on the Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples are ethnic groups that are defined as indigenous according to one of the various definitions of the term, there is no universally accepted definition but most of which carry connotations of being the "original inhabitants" of a territory....
(Native Americans
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
) who are residents. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
and won the Stanley Kubrick Award at the 2006 Traverse City Film Festival
Traverse City Film Festival
The Traverse City Film Festival is an annual film festival held every late July through early August in Traverse City, Michigan. The festival was created as an annual event in 2005 to help “save one of America's few indigenous art forms—the cinema." The event was co-founded by Michael Moore, the...
(Michael Moore
Michael Moore
Michael Francis Moore is an American filmmaker, author, social critic and activist. He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11, which is the highest-grossing documentary of all time. His films Bowling for Columbine and Sicko also place in the top ten highest-grossing documentaries...
hosts).
The movie was directed by Robin Davey
Robin Davey
Robin Davey is an English musician, record producer, musical director and photographer.-Biography:...
and Yellow Thunder Woman, who are both members of LA Based alternative pop group The Bastard Fairies
The Bastard Fairies
The Bastard Fairies are an American musical group from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2005. They are described as an "internet phenomenon," becoming at one point the #18 Most Subscribed Musicians and #31 Most Viewed Musician on YouTube...
. The documentary was released on DVD in 2008.
External links
- Official site
- U.S. Capitalism Arose Upon Conquest of Indians by George Novack, The Militant, April 6 2009