Secret path gord downie film

James mackins rating of the film secret path james mackin i am in no way a fan of gord downie, but in regards to hour long film versions of albums released in. The film is executive produced by mike downie, patrick downie, gord downie, and sarah polley. Secret path book by gord downie, jeff lemire official. When tragically hip singer gord downie was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2016, he knew his time was limited.

Accepting the award with him was patrick downie, harriet visitor and justin stephenson. The secret path acknowledges a dark part of canadas history the. Gord downies secret path a wrenching history lesson. Secret path and its attendant graphic novel and animated film is inspired by the. This intimate concert film captures canadian musician gord downies remarkable and emotional secret path performance in october 2016, interwoven with footage from the original animated film. Gord downie secret path lyrics and tracklist genius. Secret path is a ten song album by gord downie with a graphic novel by illustrator jeff lemire that tells the story of chanie charlie wenjack, a twelveyearold boy who died in flight from the cecilia jeffrey indian residential school fifty years ago.

Follows the escape of chanie wenjack from the cecilia jeffrey indian residential school and the brutal winter conditions he faces on. Secret path is a canadian multimedia art project including a music album and tour, a graphic novel, and a television film. The secret path new from gord downie and jeff lemire. His discography include coke machine glow 2001, the grand bounce 2010 and secret path 2016. Tragically hips gord downie dead at 53 rolling stone. Secret path is a ten song album by gord downie with a graphic novel by jeff lemire that tells the story of chanie wenjack, a twelve yearold boy who died fifty.

One story, in particular, has been lifechanging for mike was chanie wenjack, an ojibway boy who died while running. An adaptation of gord downies music and jeff lemires graphic novel, it tells the wrenching story of chanie wenjack, a 12yearold boy who died fifty years ago, after running away from an indian residential school near kenora, ontario. Secret path week at exploring by the seat of your pants. Follows the escape of chanie wenjack from the cecilia jeffrey indian residential school and the brutal winter conditions he faces on the outside. Secret path he said, secret path i am soaked to the skin theres never been a colder rain than this one im in pale blue doesnt do what they said itd do its not my jacket its a windbreaker its not my jean jacket its just a windbreaker and the fuckoff rocks along the. Chanie, misnamed charlie by his teachers, was a young boy who died on october 22, 1966, walking the railroad tracks, trying to escape from the cecilia. Secret path is gord downies 5th and final album released within his lifetime. Last year, he released a solo project, secret path, and announced the 23track doublelp, introduce yerself last month. Secret path by gord downie, jeff lemire, paperback. The secret path was created, written, direction, and composed by gord downie, with illustrations by jeff lemire.

Tragically hips gord downie readies solo lp, graphic. Secret path is a graphic novel by musician gord downie and illustrator jeff lemire that tells the story of chanie charlie wenjack, a twelveyearold boy who died in flight from the cecilia jeffrey indian residential school fifty years ago. New film chronicles gord downies efforts to share chanie wenjacks story the film, documenting the last year of gord downies life, premieres friday, october 12. The project, conceived by gord and mike downie, intertwines the music from the juno awardwinning album, graphic novel by jeff lemire, and the animated film. Gord downie was a canadian rock musician and lead singer for the rock band the tragically hip. This powerful animated film tells the story of chanie wenjack. Fifty years later, tragically hip frontman gord downie has taken wenjacks story and turned it into the secret path project, which consists of a solo album, a graphic novel and an animated film. Gord downies final year captured in cbc doc finding the. See more ideas about canadian history, paths and indian residential schools. The centrepiece is secret path, the fifth studio album by gord downie and the final album released during his lifetime.

Instead of letting his illness slow his productivity, he became more determined to finish not one but two solo albums. The animated film pays tribute to chanie wenjack, who died 50 years ago when he was walking home to the family he was taken from over 400. With della reese, crystal bernard, madeline zima, yvonne zima. At secret path live benefit concert, comedian bruce mcculloch poignantly remembers gord downie. The film premiered worldwide on october 23, 2016 on cbc television. Gordon edgar downie was born on february 6, 1964 in amherstview, ontario, canada. At the centre of this collection is gord downies the secret path, an emotional animated film following the last days of chanie wenjack as he tried to escape. Secret path is a ten song digital download album by gord downie with a graphic novel by illustrator jeff lemire that tells the story of chanie charlie wenjack, a twelveyearold boy who died in flight from the cecilia jeffrey indian residential school fifty years ago. Pat downie, left, and brother mike downie pose for a photograph for their new documentary the secret path, which documents the last year. The project, conceived by gord and mike downie, intertwined the music from the juno awardwinning album, graphic novel by jeff lemire, and the animated film secret path to bring to light the painful legacy of canadas residential school system, and the longsuppressed mistreatment of indigenous children and families, to the national stage. The secret path is an animated film from canadian rock star gord downie that tells the true story of chanie wenjack, a 12yearold boy who died while trying to escape from a residential school and travel back home. A drama about a young, neglected white girl in the rural south who, with the help of an unlikely couple, finds the solace and nurturing needed to transform her downtrodden life.

Secret path was a milestone on the path to reconciliation, he said. This film uses music and animation to tell the story of an ojibwe boy, chanie wenjack, who died after he escaped the cecilia jeffrey indian residential school and tried to return to his home in northern. Cbc arts gord downies secret path in concert if this is the last thing i do, im very happy. In addition, stories and interviews with the wenjack family, indigenous artists and leaders explore the ongoing and necessary work of building new relationships between indigenous and nonindigenous people and communities. The centrepiece is secret path, the fifth studio album by gord downie and the. Downie and his fellow bandmates started out singing cover songs in bars and quickly became canadas most popular band. The secret path is an animated film adaptation of gord downies album and jeff lemires graphic novel. Gord downies the secret path the animated film pays tribute to chanie wenjack, who died 50 years ago when he was walking home to the family he was taken from over 400 miles away. Chanie, misnamed charlie by his teachers, was a young boy who died on october 22, 1966, walking the railroad tracks. Please send me email with news and concert information to sign up for emails you must check this box.

Gord downies the secret path and a postshow cbc arts live panel on the road to reconciliation. The film is broken into chapters, each representing tracks from the album. The secret path is produced by eone and antica productions ltd. Secret path is the multimedia project including a documentary, musical tour and an animated film. The project, conceived by gord and mike downie, intertwined the music from the juno awardwinning album, graphic novel by jeff lemire, and the animated film. The secret path a story of the residential school system.

Dave chanfor the globe and mail its all melding together, gord downie says on the tour bus, amid the. Statement by gord downie ogoki post, ontario september 9, 2016 mike downie introduced me to chanie wenjack. Downie recorded the latter album, produced by drew, across two fourday. Learn about secret path and the chanie wenjack story. Cbc to air third doc in gord downie trilogy broadcast. Gord downie the secret path official film trailer by arts crafts. With a wavering voice, he narratives the final days of chanies life.

Gord downie performs his new album secret path at the national arts centre in ottawa. Watch the animated film, a series of shorts on the subject, and the memorable live concert from 2016, right here. At secret path live benefit concert, comedian bruce. Secret path is a ten song album by gord downie with a graphic novel by jeff lemire that tells the story of chanie wenjack, a twelve yearold boy who died fifty years ago on october 22, 1966, in flight from the cecilia jeffrey indian residential school near kenora, ontario, trying to walk over 400 miles home to the family he was taken from. The tragically hips gord downie has announced a massive solo project, secret path, that encompasses a new album, graphic novel and animated film. Gord downie did not set out to leave secret path, his devastating new multimedia project about the lonely death of 12yearold ojibway boy chanie wenjack, as his legacy, but if this is the last. Downie tells chanies story chronologically and sings with his heart on his sleeve. Working with downies poetry and music, lemire has created a powerful visual representation of the life of chanie wenjack. The secret path was created, written, and directed by gord downie, composed by gord downie with kevin drew and dave hamelin, and illustrated by author jeff lemire.