Movie Description
Finding Mary March
(1988)Overview
This film discusses the search for the last remains of Demasduit (Mary March), one of the last of the Indigenous Beothuk people, set in the Red Indian Lake area of Central Newfoundland. A young girl, Bernadette Buchans, believes that she is related to Mary March. Throughout the whole film, Bernadette and her father Ted are searching for the grave of her mother. An archaeologist/ photographer, Nancy George, accompanies them and she also believes that she has family connections to the Beothuks.
Featured Crew
- Director : Ken Pittman
- Producer : Ken Pittman,Rob Iveson
- Writer : Ken Pittman
- Editor : Derek Norman
- Cast : Rick Boland,Jacinta Cormier,John Budden,Yvon Joe,Austin Davis,Mary Lewis,Tara Manuel,Andrée Pelletier,Des Walsh
Cast
Ted Buchans
Mary March
Mi'kmaw boy
Bernadette Buchans
Nancy George
Posters
Facts
Original TitleFinding Mary March
Status Released
Release Information
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1988-08-31
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 40m
Budget₹ 987000
Homepagehttps://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_video/id/2
Production CompaniesNIFCO
Genres
- Drama
- History
