At the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, directors Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie received the Vanguard Award for their documentary 'Sugarcane.' Originally premiered in 2024, 'Sugarcane' investigates abuse and missing children at an Indigenous residential school in Canada and is recognized for its powerful portrayal of Native resilience. The film, now nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the Oscars, showcases the heartfelt reactions of its creators, emphasizing their gratitude towards the Sundance Institute and the significance of recognition among a strong cohort of important documentaries.
I got into the shower and then I got out of the shower, and I was an Oscar nominee when I got out, which was really crazy, and then I called my dad.
It's such an incredible slate of documentaries this year that are so important. We're just so, so honored to be among them and to celebrate filmmakers who dedicate their lives to making art out of very difficult moments in the world.
I was on a flight from London to Salt Lake trying desperately to connect my phone to the internet and not succeeding... It was a whole community effort.
The Sundance honor kind of means more than anything to us, you know? This is an institution that helped us make the film, that has been there every step of the way.
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