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Falls Around Her is a 2018 Canadian drama film, directed by Darlene Naponse.[1] The film stars Tantoo Cardinal as Mary Birchbark, an internationally famous First Nations musician who returns to her home community to recharge and reevaluate her life, only to find that her fame is not so easily left behind.[1]

Falls Around Her
Directed by	Darlene Naponse
Written by	Darlene Naponse
Produced by	Jamie Manning Darlene Naponse Simone Urdl Jennifer Weiss
Starring	Tantoo Cardinal Tina Keeper Gail Maurice
Cinematography	Ray Dumas
Edited by	Teresa De Luca
Production companies	Baswewe Films The Film Farm
Release date	September 8, 2018 (2018-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	English Ojibwa

The cast also includes Tina Keeper, Gail Maurice, Johnny Issaluk and J.D. Nicholsen.[1] The film was shot on the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation reserve near Sudbury, Ontario.

Despite Cardinal's long and distinguished career as an actress, Falls Around Her was her first-ever starring role as the main protagonist in a film.[2]

The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It subsequently screened as the opening gala of the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in October,[1] where it won the Air Canada Audience Choice Award.[4] It opened commercially in April 2019.[5]

References

External links

• Falls Around Her at IMDb
• Falls Around Her at Rotten Tomatoes
• Falls Around Her at Library and Archives Canada

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