Crazywater is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Dennis Allen and released in 2013.Travis Lupick, "Crazywater breaks the silence on alcoholism in Native communities". The Georgia Straight, April 30, 2014. Adapted from Brian Maracle's non-fiction book Crazywater: Native Voices on Addiction and Recovery,Stephanie Waddell, "Local filmmaker to show new documentary at film festival". Whitehorse Star, January 31, 2014. the film centres on the issue of alcoholism in First Nations communities.Dali Carmichael, "Healing films offer substance abuse support in NWT". Northern Journal, November 18, 2014.
The film premiered on November 4, 2013, at the American Indian Film Festival, and had its Canadian premiere at the 2014 Available Light Film Festival.Geoff Pevere, "Whitehorse film festival tells northern stories". The Globe and Mail, February 6, 2014. Allen subsequently took the film on a nine-stop tour of communities in the Northwest Territories, as part of a special film festival devoted to mental health and addiction awareness."‘It’s our story:’ N.W.T. Healing Film Festival kicks off Sunday". CBC North, November 13, 2014.
Awards At the 2014 DOXA Documentary Film Festival, the film received an honorable mention from the Colin Low Award jury.Craig Takeuchi, "Congo documentary Virunga tops DOXA 2014 awards". The Georgia Straight, May 12, 2014.
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