Film · 2005 · Documentary
Brion Whitford is an Ojibway filmmaker who lives with the pain of advanced diabetes. As his health worsened, his interest in his own culture grew. The film follows Brion’s struggle to regain his health by learning about the medicine wheel, a holistic tool grounded in Indigenous understanding of the interconnectedness of all dimensions of life. As Brion seeks to get well he explores the historical trauma of colonization and how it continues to affect Indigenous peoples’ physical and psychological well-being.
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Brion Whitford is an Ojibway filmmaker who lives with the pain of advanced diabetes. As his health worsened, his interest in his own culture grew. The film follows Brion’s struggle to regain his health by learning about the medicine wheel, a holistic tool grounded in Indigenous understanding of the interconnectedness of all dimensions of life. As Brion seeks to get well he explores the historical trauma of colonization and how it continues to affect Indigenous peoples’ physical and psychological well-being.
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The Gift of Diabetes (2005) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 58m documentary directed by Brion Whitford is rated 0.0/10 by — viewers.
The Gift of Diabetes was released on January 1, 2005.
The Gift of Diabetes was directed by Brion Whitford.
The Gift of Diabetes has a runtime of 58 minutes.
The Gift of Diabetes is categorized as Documentary.
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