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When Áila encounters a young Indigenous woman, barefoot and crying in the rain, she soon discovers that this young woman, Rosie, has just escaped a violent assault at the hands of her boyfriend. Áila decides to bring Rosie home with her and over the course of the evening, the two navigate the aftermath of this traumatic event. Inspired by a very real and transformative moment in the co-director Elle-Máijá Tailfeather's life, THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN weaves an intricately complex, while at the same time very simple, story of a chance encounter between two Indigenous women with drastically different lived experience, navigating the aftermath of domestic abuse.
Original Release
11/27/2019
US Release
11/29/2019
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Violet Nelson | Rosie |
Charlie Hannah | Cat |
Barbara Eve Harris | Sophie |
Jay Cardinal Villeneuve | Cory |
Sonny Surowiec | Taxi Driver #1 |
Tony Massil | Neighbour |
Joan Boisjoly | Gladys |
Paul Jarrett | Dr. Phillips |
Lissa Neptuno | Nurse |
Angel Thomas | Mother |
Directors
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn
Writers
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn
Cast
Name | Character |
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Violet Nelson | Rosie |
Charlie Hannah | Cat |
Barbara Eve Harris | Sophie |
Jay Cardinal Villeneuve | Cory |
Sonny Surowiec | Taxi Driver #1 |
Tony Massil | Neighbour |
Joan Boisjoly | Gladys |
Paul Jarrett | Dr. Phillips |
Lissa Neptuno | Nurse |
Angel Thomas | Mother |
Aidan Dee | Jessa |
James Angus Cowan | Cole |
Anthony Bolognese | Jonah |
Charles Jarman | Taxi Driver #2 |
Anesha Bailey | Receptionist |
Glenn Cho | Clerk |
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers | Áila |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jason Delane Lee | Executive Producer |
Yvonne Huff Lee | Executive Producer |
Matthew Soraci | Executive Producer |
Dyveke Bjørkly Graver | Producer |
Tyler Hagan | Producer |
Lori Lozinski | Producer |
Alan R. Milligan | Producer |
Alysha Seriani | Producer |