The Knowing

Documentary

Documentary

Following journalist Tanya Talaga and her family's eight-decade long search for family matriarch Annie Carpenter, revealing a story deeply intertwined with Canada's residential school system. "The Knowing" uses sweeping imagery of the land blended with rare archival footage, Ininiw poetic narration and deeply personal conversations with Survivors, knowledge holders and newly found family. Talaga goes on an emotional journey of both familial reclamation and an exploration of Canada's true history.