'Sugarcane' Is a 2025 Oscars® Nominee for Documentary Feature
"Sugarcane," the award-winning feature documentary from directors Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, earned one of the Walt Disney Company's 15 nominations for the 97th Academy Awards.® National Geographic Documentary Films captured its fifth nomination in seven years in the Documentary Feature category with this highly-acclaimed film that serves as tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life.
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"Sugarcane" is a groundbreaking investigation into an Indian residential school, shedding light on years of forced separation, assimilation and abuse that Indigenous children experienced at the hands of Church and government. This urgent and timely film brings the hidden story of cultural genocide to audiences worldwide while celebrating the resilience of Native people as they work to overcome cycles of intergenerational trauma.
National Geographic Documentary Films, part of a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and the National Geographic Society, is committed to bringing the world premium feature documentaries that cover timely, provocative and globally relevant stories from the very best documentary filmmakers. Its award-winning and critically acclaimed films reach 300 million people worldwide in 180 countries and 33 languages across the global National Geographic channels and direct-to-consumer platforms Disney+ and Hulu. Recent films include Oscar® nominated Bobi Wine: The People's President, Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated Fire of Love, three-time Emmy-Award winner The First Wave, two-time Sundance Award winner The Territory, BAFTA nominees The Rescue and Becoming Cousteau, and Oscar- and BAFTA winner Free Solo. For more information, visit films.nationalgeographic.com, or find us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
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