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The Ballad of Oppenheimer Park

The Ballad of Oppenheimer Park

2016 · 70 min · ★ 6.0 · Documentary

The Ballad of Oppenheimer Park is a film that celebrates the everyday life of a group of Indigenous people, exiles from Canadian reserves, who, over a fleeting summer, hang out in a contested park in Vancouver. Through direct participation in the filmmaking process, the day to day becomes a ceremonial space in the ongoing confrontation against law and order.

Directed by Juan Manuel Sepulveda · Written by Juan Manuel Sepulveda

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