The Road Forward

1h 41m

Documentary Music

9

The Road Forward is an electrifying musical documentary that connects a pivotal moment in Canada’s civil rights history—the beginnings of Indian Nationalism in the 1930s—with the powerful momentum of First Nations activism today. Interviews and musical sequences describe how a tiny movement, the Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood, grew to become a successful voice for change across the country. Visually stunning, The Road Forward seamlessly connects past and present through superbly produced story-songs with soaring vocals, blues, rock, and traditional beats.

Cast

Evan Leslie Adams

Chief Leonard George

Native Voice Stringer (as Leonard George)

Ronnie Dean Harris

Native Voice Stringer / George Manuel / Singer / Self

Native Voice Stringer / Guitar Player / Singer / Self

Jeremy James Lavallee

Native Voice Stringer / Fiddle Player / Singer / Self

Stephen E. Miller

Latash Maurice Nahanee

Native Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self

Native Voice Stringer / Singer & Hand Drummer / Self

Native Voice Stringer / Keyboard Player / Singer / Self

Russell Wallace

Native Voice Stringer / Choir Singer / Hand Drummer / Self

Glen Andrew Brkich

Hotel Manager (as William J Croft)

Amber Georgeson

Kimowin Lavallee

Mother / Singer / Self

Joseph Patrick Keating

Restaurant Manager

Choir Singer / Singer / Self

Pawaken Koostachin-Chakasim

Choir Singer / Singer / Self

Shekayah Lynn Silvey

Michelle St. John

Mother / Singer / Self

Jennifer Elizabeth Kreisberg

Mourning Mother / Singer / Self

Imajyn Cardinal

Richard E. Brown

Singer & Drummer / Self

Shamantsut Amanda Nahanee

Marissa Nahanee

Vicki Lynne George

Shelby-Lynn Davis

Marion Erickson

Stephanie Erickson

Lorretta J. Pelletier

Joan B. Sutherland

Crew

Director, Writer

Director of Photography

Shirley Vercruysse

Associate Producer

Production Design

Original Music Composer

Rebecca Sjonger

Sancha Alicia Tatlock