Finding Dawn

2009 VisionMaker Film Festival home

(73 minutes), Release Date: 2006, Filmmaker: Christine Welsh/Producer

Finding Dawn puts a human face on a tragedy that has received precious little attention - and one which is surprisingly similar to the situation in Ciudad Juarez, on the other side of the U.S. border. Acclaimed Metis filmmaker Christine Welsh embarks on an epic journey to shed light on these murders and disappearances of the estimated 500 Aboriginal women who have gone missing or been murdered in Canada over the past 30 years that remain unresolved to this day. This engrossing film explores the disturbing, world-wide culture of impunity that allows murders of women - especially those who are poor, indigenous, or sex workers - to go unsolved and unpunished. 

Winner Gold Audience Award - VancouverAmnesty International Film Festival 2006; Official Selection, ImagineNative Film Festival 2006; Official Selection, San Francisco  American Indian Film Festival 2006

The VisionMaker Film Festival for 2009 has ended.