Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

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Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Directed by Madison Thomas
Written byAndrea Warner
Madison Thomas
Produced byStephen Paniccia
Lisa Meeches
Starring Buffy Sainte-Marie
CinematographyGabriel Levesque
Andy Hourahine
Jon Elliott
Edited byBrina Romanek
Music by Justin Delorme
Production
companies
White Pine Pictures
Eagle Vision
Paquin Entertainment
Distributed byWhite Pine Pictures
Release date
  • September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)(TIFF)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On is a 2022 Canadian documentary film, directed by Madison Thomas. [1] The film is a portrait of the life and career of musician and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie, based in part on Andrea Warner's 2018 biography. [2]

The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2022. [1]

The film was a nominee for the DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2022 Directors Guild of Canada awards. [3]

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