Finding the Secret Path (2018)
"Secret Path” is the award winning multi-media project that seamlessly blends Gord Downie's poetry and music with Jeff Lemire's graphic novel. It tells the wrenching and all too common story of Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old boy who died in 1966 after running away from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School near Kenora, Ontario. Finding the Secret Path is an intimate concert film and documentary that captures Gord Downie, behind the scenes, as he prepares for an emotional and historic Secret Path performance, before the entire Wenjack family, at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, interwoven with footage from the original animated film.
Director: Mike Downie
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 95 min
Release Date: October 12, 2018
Cast
Screenplay
Editing: John Watson
Production: Antica Productions
Country: Canada
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Mike Downie
More Films in Genre: Documentary
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Finding the Secret Path about?
- "Secret Path” is the award winning multi-media project that seamlessly blends Gord Downie's poetry and music with Jeff Lemire's graphic novel. It tells the wrenching and all too common story of Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old boy who died in 1966 after running away from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School near Kenora, Ontario. Finding the Secret Path is an intimate concert film and documentary that captures Gord Downie, behind the scenes, as he prepares for an emotional and historic Secret Path performance, before the entire Wenjack family, at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, interwoven with footage from the original animated film.
- Who directed Finding the Secret Path?
- Finding the Secret Path was directed by Mike Downie.
- Who stars in Finding the Secret Path?
- Finding the Secret Path stars Gord Downie.
- How long is Finding the Secret Path?
- Finding the Secret Path has a runtime of 1h 35m (95 minutes).
- What genre is Finding the Secret Path?
- Finding the Secret Path is a Documentary film.
- Where was Finding the Secret Path produced?
- Finding the Secret Path was produced in Canada.