The Grizzlies, Northwood Entertainment ; Puhitaq ; The Kennedy Marshall Company ; Jake Steinfeld Productions ; Pacific Northwest Pictures ; Mongrel Media ; screenwriters, Graham Yost, Moira Walley-Beckett ; produced and directed by Miranda de Pencier
Type
Label
The Grizzlies, Northwood Entertainment ; Puhitaq ; The Kennedy Marshall Company ; Jake Steinfeld Productions ; Pacific Northwest Pictures ; Mongrel Media ; screenwriters, Graham Yost, Moira Walley-Beckett ; produced and directed by Miranda de Pencier
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; language, and some drug/alcohol use involving teens
Main title
The Grizzlies
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
1260699216
Responsibility statement
Northwood Entertainment ; Puhitaq ; The Kennedy Marshall Company ; Jake Steinfeld Productions ; Pacific Northwest Pictures ; Mongrel Media ; screenwriters, Graham Yost, Moira Walley-Beckett ; produced and directed by Miranda de Pencier
Runtime
107
Summary
The Grizzlies is based on the inspiring true story of a group of Inuit students in a small Arctic town that had one of the highest teen suicide rates in the world, due to a history of residential schools and intergenerational trauma. The classmates are initially resistant when the naive and culturally ignorant white teacher from the south introduces them to lacrosse--but gradually, as they begin to connect with each other as teammates, the students find inspiration to make profound shifts in their lives. Together, as The Grizzlies, the players learn to lead each other, gain the support of a deeply divided town, and look to compete in the National Lacrosse Championships. The Grizzlies is more than an inspiring sports drama. Unlike many sports/coach/inspiring teacher films, The Grizzlies is not just a story about a teacher who affected his student's lives--it is a true story about a group of Inuit students who changed their teacher, and eventually their whole community, for the better
Technique
live action
Contributor
- Pacific Northwest Pictures
- Devine, Zanne
- Puhitaq
- Inspiring Grizzlies Inc
- De Pencier, Miranda, 1968-
- Schnetzer, Ben, 1990-
- Northwood Entertainment
- Movie Network
- MacDonald, Emerald
- Yost, Graham
- Stewart, Boo Boo
- Sasso, Will, 1975-
- Jake Steinfeld Productions
- Mongrel Media
- MacDonald, Stacey Aglok
- Stevenson, Garth
- D'Oliveira, Damon
- Walley-Beckett, Moira
- Marty-Pahtaykan, Ricky Lee
- Nutarariaq, Paul
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Kennedy/Marshall Company
- Arnaquq-Baril, Alethea
- Schweig, Eric, 1967-
- Cardinal, Tantoo
Subject
- Nunavut -- Social conditions -- 1999-
- Motion pictures -- Canada
- Inuit youth -- Canada, Northern
- Suicide -- Canada, Northern
- Inuit -- Nunavut -- History
- Inuit -- Nunavut -- Social life and customs
- Inuit youth -- Nunavut
- Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
- Leadership + Social aspects
- Biographical films
- Inuit youth
- Feature films
- Lacrosse
- Indigenous peoples + Mental health -- Canada
- Nunavut -- Economic conditions -- 1999-
- Teamwork (Sports)
Content
Actor
Composer
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor25
- Pacific Northwest Pictures
- Devine, Zanne
- Puhitaq
- Inspiring Grizzlies Inc
- De Pencier, Miranda, 1968-
- Schnetzer, Ben, 1990-
- Northwood Entertainment
- Movie Network
- MacDonald, Emerald
- Yost, Graham
- Stewart, Boo Boo
- Sasso, Will, 1975-
- Jake Steinfeld Productions
- Mongrel Media
- MacDonald, Stacey Aglok
- Stevenson, Garth
- D'Oliveira, Damon
- Walley-Beckett, Moira
- Marty-Pahtaykan, Ricky Lee
- Nutarariaq, Paul
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Kennedy/Marshall Company
- Arnaquq-Baril, Alethea
- Schweig, Eric, 1967-
- Cardinal, Tantoo
- Genre3
- Subject16
- Nunavut -- Social conditions -- 1999-
- Motion pictures -- Canada
- Inuit youth -- Canada, Northern
- Suicide -- Canada, Northern
- Inuit -- Nunavut -- History
- Inuit -- Nunavut -- Social life and customs
- Inuit youth -- Nunavut
- Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
- Leadership + Social aspects
- Biographical films
- Inuit youth
- Feature films
- Lacrosse
- Indigenous peoples + Mental health -- Canada
- Nunavut -- Economic conditions -- 1999-
- Teamwork (Sports)
- Content1
- Actor8
- Composer1
- resource.filmdirector1
- Producer5
- resource.screenwriter2
- Mapped to1