Unnatural & Accidental is a 2006 Canadian film directed by Carl Bessai and starring Carmen Moore, Callum Keith Rennie, and Tantoo Cardinal.Alison Gillmor, "Play's powerful message muted by overly stagy film". Winnipeg Free Press, December 8, 2006. It was adapted from a Marie Clements play The Unnatural and Accidental Women.
Premise Unnatural & Accidental is about a First Nations woman named Rebecca (Carmen Moore) who returns home to Vancouver to be with her dying father and searches for her mother, Rita Jones (Tantoo Cardinal), who has been missing for years. Her journey leads her into the troubled life faced by many First Nations women who have ended up killed.
Awards
2007 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music – Original Song – Jennifer Kreisberg, song "Have Hope" Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama – Callum Keith Rennie Leo Award for Best Picture Editing in a Feature Length Drama – Julian Clarke Leo Award for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama – Margo Kane
2006 Vancouver International Film Festival Best Western Canadian Feature Film – Special Citation – Carl Bessai Vancouver International Film Festival Women in Film Award – Carmen Moore
See also The Ecstasy of Rita Joe, George Ryga
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