A Common Experience (2013)
A poetic exploration of the multi-generational affects of Canada's Indian Residential School system, based on the personal trials of Aboriginal playwright Yvette Nolan.
Top billed cast
Yvette NolanSelf- Lilia GreyeyesSelf
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