ANALYSIS: What the Oscar-nominated documentary Sugarcane gets wrong

"Far from being Oscar material, Sugarcane casts a further stain on Canada’s international reputation regarding residential schools."

Source: Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre

Author: Michelle Stirling

Sugarcane, a Canadian-made film, is up for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar at next month’s Academy Awards. It has already won two 2024 Critics Choice awards and a Sundance Film Festival Best Documentary Director award. It has also earned rave reviews from the New York Times, Variety, Th…