Beautiful Scars is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Shane Belcourt and released in 2022.[1] Starring musician Tom Wilson and based in part on his 2017 memoir of the same name, the film depicts his exploration of the Mohawk heritage that was hidden from him by his adoptive parents until he was almost 60 years old, including his process of reconnecting and building a relationship with his birth mother.[2]
Beautiful Scars | |
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Directed by | Shane Belcourt |
Written by | Shane Belcourt |
Produced by | Corey Russell |
Starring | Tom Wilson |
Cinematography | Jon Elliott |
Edited by | Marc Ricciardelli Taylor G. McConnachie Katie Flach |
Music by | Tom Wilson |
Production company | Cream Films |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The film premiered at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[3] where it was one of the top ten films in the Hot Docs Audience Award race.[4]
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