When All the Leaves Are Gone
Overview
As the only First Nations student in an all-white 1940s school, eight-year old Wato is keenly aware of the hostility towards her. She deeply misses the loving environment of the reserve she once called home, and her isolation is sharpened by her father’s serious illness. When Wato’s teacher reads from a history book describing First Nations peoples as ignorant and cruel, it aggravates her classmates’ prejudice. Shy and vulnerable Wato becomes the target of their bullying and abuse. Alone in her suffering, she finds solace and strength in the protective world of her magical dreams.
Top-billed cast
- MMargie Hoff
- JJustine Rolland
- MMarie-Josée Corneau
- RRosalie Dumas
- DDaphnée Vincent
Crew
- Director
- Alanis Obomsawin
- Writer
- Alanis Obomsawin
- Producer
- Alanis Obomsawin
- Production
- ONF | NFB
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Who directed When All the Leaves Are Gone?
When All the Leaves Are Gone was directed by Alanis Obomsawin.
When was When All the Leaves Are Gone released?
When All the Leaves Are Gone was released in 2010.
