Documentary
Bestselling Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain has narrated “For Love,” a documentary feature that centers on the overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the Canadian foster care system. Twain is a longtime children’s rights advocate via her Shania Kids Can Foundation.
In May, Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc First Nation discovered the remains of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia, which thrust the issue of Canada’s past policies of forced assimilation onto the international spotlight, with the number of discovered children’s remains in unmarked graves, rising above 1,000.
The film is directed by artist and filmmaker Matt Smiley. It is produced by Smiley and Mary Teegee of Carrier Sekani Family Services whose previous collaboration, the documentary “Highway of Tears,” pushed the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women into the public dialogue in 2015.
“For Love” was filmed all Canada with various First Nation,...
Bestselling Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain has narrated “For Love,” a documentary feature that centers on the overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the Canadian foster care system. Twain is a longtime children’s rights advocate via her Shania Kids Can Foundation.
In May, Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc First Nation discovered the remains of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia, which thrust the issue of Canada’s past policies of forced assimilation onto the international spotlight, with the number of discovered children’s remains in unmarked graves, rising above 1,000.
The film is directed by artist and filmmaker Matt Smiley. It is produced by Smiley and Mary Teegee of Carrier Sekani Family Services whose previous collaboration, the documentary “Highway of Tears,” pushed the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women into the public dialogue in 2015.
“For Love” was filmed all Canada with various First Nation,...
- 9/17/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Highway of Tears
Written and directed by Matthew Smiley
Canada, 2014
The Highway of Tears refers to a section of Highway 16 in British Columbia where 18 official and at least 40 unconfirmed women have gone missing or been found murdered. The majority of them have been indigenous women, and the area itself reflects a dark history of abuses and systematic racism. It is 724 km stretch of road with countless gravel roads in different states of disrepair shooting off of it like small tributaries. Without a car this area is treacherous, and few of the towns along the huge stretch of country have doctors, schools or opportunities for employment. There is barely any transit for those without cars (and with high levels of poverty, many don’t have them), leading many to resort to hitchhiking.
Statistics lay the backdrop to Matthew Smiley’s Highway of Tears. There are 582 reported missing indigenous women in Canada,...
Written and directed by Matthew Smiley
Canada, 2014
The Highway of Tears refers to a section of Highway 16 in British Columbia where 18 official and at least 40 unconfirmed women have gone missing or been found murdered. The majority of them have been indigenous women, and the area itself reflects a dark history of abuses and systematic racism. It is 724 km stretch of road with countless gravel roads in different states of disrepair shooting off of it like small tributaries. Without a car this area is treacherous, and few of the towns along the huge stretch of country have doctors, schools or opportunities for employment. There is barely any transit for those without cars (and with high levels of poverty, many don’t have them), leading many to resort to hitchhiking.
Statistics lay the backdrop to Matthew Smiley’s Highway of Tears. There are 582 reported missing indigenous women in Canada,...
- 5/18/2015
- by Justine Smith
- SoundOnSight
Lyndsy Fonseca is embracing division for now. The Nikita star has filed for divorce from artist husband Matthew Smiley after more than three years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. Fonseca and Smiley tied the knot April 16, 2009, and their date of separation is cited as July 1, 2012, according to documents filed Jan. 11 in L.A. Superior Court and obtained by E! News. They did not have any children together. This was the first marriage for the 26-year-old Fonseca, whom you also know as the nameless "Daughter" forced to listen to Bob Saget's reminiscences on How I Met Your Mother and from roles in Big Love, Desperate...
- 1/18/2013
- E! Online
"Nikita" regular Lyndsy Fonseca has filed for divorce from her husband of nearly four years, artist and writer Matt Smiley.
TMZ reports the 26-year-old actress, who also co-starred in "Kick-Ass" and "Desperate Housewives," filed the documents in the L.A. County Superior Court and cites the standard "irreconcilable differences."
The couple was married in April 2009. Apparently the documents specify Smiley should not be awarded spousal support.
How many "Nikita" fans even knew Fonseca was married?...
TMZ reports the 26-year-old actress, who also co-starred in "Kick-Ass" and "Desperate Housewives," filed the documents in the L.A. County Superior Court and cites the standard "irreconcilable differences."
The couple was married in April 2009. Apparently the documents specify Smiley should not be awarded spousal support.
How many "Nikita" fans even knew Fonseca was married?...
- 1/13/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Lyndsy Fonseca has reportedly filed for divorce from her husband. The 26-year-old Kick-Ass actress has submitted divorce papers in Los Angeles against Matthew Smiley, reports TMZ. Fonseca is said to have cited "irreconcilable differences" in the legal documents. The pair married in April 2009, before splitting in September 2012. However, they had not filed for divorce until now.
[Kick-Ass 2 official photo] The actress is also said to have asked the court not to award Smiley with spousal (more)...
[Kick-Ass 2 official photo] The actress is also said to have asked the court not to award Smiley with spousal (more)...
- 1/13/2013
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Attention Universe: A Hot Chick Is Back On The Market!!! TMZ has learned "Kick-Ass" star Lyndsy Fonseca just dealt a death blow to her marriage -- filing for divorce from her husband.26-year-old Fonseca -- who played Katie Deauxma in the movie -- filed the docs in L.A. County Superior Court against hubby Matthew Smiley, citing "irreconcilable differences."They were married in April 2009 and split in July 2012. They have no minor children.According to the docs,...
- 1/13/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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