Fire Song

2015

1h 36m

Drama

LGBTQ+

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88%

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8 Reviews

53%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Shane, a gay Anishnabe teenager living in Northern Ontario, struggles to support his family after his sister commits suicide. If he fails, he will be forced to choose between keeping the family home or saving his future.

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Linda Barnard

Toronto Star

Cree/Mtis writer-director Adam Garnet Jones has crafted a personal story with a strong aboriginal cast.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 13, 2016

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Geoff Pevere

Globe and Mail

Jones's Fire Song lays a heavy weight of despair on its thin frame, and the pressure bears down most heavily on his non-professional cast.

Rated: 2/4

May 13, 2016

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Joe Lipsett

Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast

A difficult depiction of the contemporary Canadian Indigenous experience, filled with too brief, fleeting moments of joy and resistance. Jennifer Podemski elevates every scene she's in.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 6, 2021

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C.J. Prince

Way Too Indie

Garnet Jones prefers to watch how everyone works within their constraints on a day-to-day basis, and by doing so, he heightens the drama while making his characters all the more natural and well-rounded.

May 31, 2019

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Alexander Ryll

Gay Essential

The gloomy mood is wonderfully portrayed with Garnett Jones's selection of shots of the desolate plains of Northern Ontario. The colour palette of dark greys and greens reaffirms the emotional state of the main characters.

Rated: 6

Nov 3, 2018

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Willow Maclay

Seventh Row

It's confident, fresh cinema that rarely falters.

Jul 20, 2017

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Audience Member

La historia tiene mas relevancia por los otros problemas sociales y no el principal.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

Somber and affecting, Fire Song is at times shotty with some of its acting, but ultimately succeeds in being a resonant story that tackles multiple difficult themes.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

Fire Song is a beautifully crafted film that gives us a perspective of those who are all too often ignored and overlooked. Director Adam Garnet Jones doesn't shy away from any of the difficulties faced by Canada's aboriginal youth, meeting their struggles head on. The result is a deeply resonant and emotional film that sticks with you long after the credits have rolled. There are a few moments where Fire Song gets caught up in its own melodrama, and at times the lack of experience from the actors is painfully obvious, but none of this takes away from the power of the film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Synopsis

Shane, a gay Anishnabe teenager living in Northern Ontario, struggles to support his family after his sister commits suicide. If he fails, he will be forced to choose between keeping the family home or saving his future.

Director: Adam Garnet Jones
Producer: Michelle Derosier, Laura Milliken
Screenwriter: Adam Garnet Jones
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2016
Runtime: 1h 36m

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