Little Bird Series
Catalogue Number: LBRP00
Producer: OP Little Bird Inc. and Rezolution Pictures (Little Bird) Inc.
Producers: Brunel, Tanya
Directors: Tailfeathers, Elle-Máijá
Producing Agencies: OP Little Bird Inc. and Rezolution Pictures (Little Bird) Inc.
Subject: Canadian History, Canadian Social Issues, Criminal Justice & Law, Documentary, First Nations Studies, History, Indigenous Issues, Indigenous Peoples, Psychology, Social Issues, Social Sciences
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2023
Running Time: 279:09
Viewing this series provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the legacy of the Sixties Scoop, as well as of survivors’ resilience in the face of this trauma and loss.
LITTLE BIRD is a six-part dramatic series about an Indigenous woman on a journey to find her birth family and uncover the hidden truth of her past.
Bezhig Little Bird was adopted into a Jewish family at the age of five, being stripped of her identity and becoming Esther Rosenblum. Now in her 20s, Bezhig longs for the family she lost and to fill in the missing pieces. Her quest lands her in the Canadian prairies where she discovers that she was one of the generation of children forcibly apprehended by the Canadian government through a policy, later coined the 60s Scoop.
NOTE: Some language and scenes may be found disturbing to viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.
2023 Winner - Outstanding Directorial Achievement - Directors Guild of Canada
2023 Winner Best Director. Canadian Short Film - Hollywood North Film Awards
2023 Winner Best Screenplay. Canadian Short Film - Hollywood North Film Awards
Audience Award - Best Series - Series Mania Festival
Cannes Diversify TV award at MIPCOM
Winner - 13 Canadian Screen Awards 2024
“MUST WATCH.” - Time Magazine
SHOW OF THE YEAR 2023 - Playback Media
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