CinemaOSMovie · 2005 · 0h 58m

The Gift of Diabetes

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Brion Whitford is an Ojibway filmmaker who lives with the pain of advanced diabetes. As his health worsened, his interest in his own culture grew. The film follows Brion’s struggle to regain his health by learning about the medicine wheel, a holistic tool grounded in Indigenous understanding of the interconnectedness of all dimensions of life. As Brion seeks to get well he explores the historical trauma of colonization and how it continues to affect Indigenous peoples’ physical and psychological well-being.

Directed byBrion Whitford, John Paskievich

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 58m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 2005
Studios
ONF | NFB

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Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring

Brion Whitford

Self - Narrator

Creative team
Directed by
Brion Whitford
John Paskievich
John Paskievich

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