Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Alanis Obomsawin and released in 2021.Brett Pardy, "TIFF Review: Alanis Obomsawin’s Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair". Seventh Row, September 16, 2021. The film intercuts excerpts of former Canadian senator Murray Sinclair's 2016 acceptance speech, when he was presented with an award by the World Federalist Movement-Canada in honour of his role as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, with the personal testimonies of various survivors of the Canadian Indian residential school system.Pat Mullen, "TIFF 2021: Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair Review". Point of View, September 18, 2021.
The film premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, as part of its special Celebrating Alanis retrospective of Obomsawin's films.Doreen Nicoll, "Alanis Obomsawin’s tribute to Murray Sinclair is a national treasure". Rabble.ca, September 5, 2021.
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2021.Norman Wilner, "TIFF announces Canada’s Top Ten films of 2021" . Now, December 6, 2021.
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