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In this short documentary, Abenaki director Alanis Obomsawin weaves excerpts from Richard’s diary into a powerful tribute to his short life. Released in 1984 — decades before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission — the film exposed the systemic neglect and mistreatment of Indigenous children in Canada’s child welfare system.
In this short documentary, Abenaki director Alanis Obomsawin weaves excerpts from Richard’s diary into a powerful tribute to his short life. Released in 1984—decades before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission—the film exposed the systemic neglect and mistreatment of Indigenous children in Canada’s child welfare system.
This short documentary is a moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema. See what’s playing
Cardinal killed himself at the age of 17 after spending 13 years being shifted through a series of 28 different foster homes and shelters, often separated from his brothers and sisters. His death and the diary he left behind captured media attention and prompted reform of Alberta's child welfare system.
Film Description: "A moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. He had been taken from his home at the age of four because of family problems, and spent the rest of his seventeen short years moving in and out of twenty-eight foster homes, group homes and shelters in Alberta.
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child (1999) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Metis Child is a loving tribute to the memory of a sensitive, articulate young man who finally ran out of hope. Richard committed suicide at seventeen years of age. The film is based on his diary. To hear his words is to share the profound loneliness and suffering of another human being.
