Café Daughter (2023)
In a small Saskatchewan town in the 1960s, Yvette Wong, a young girl of Chinese and Cree heritage, struggles with her Indigenous identity amidst family tragedy in this coming-of-age film directed by Mohawk artist and filmmaker Shelley Niro. Yvette’s mother, Katherine, discourages her from embracing her Cree identity, so she explores it in secret. As she learns more about herself and her Indigenous heritage, Yvette finds a friend in Maggie Wolf, who embraces being part Mi’kmaq and encourages Yvette to be proud of being Cree. When her classmates learn about her Cree ancestry, Yvette encounters the realities of being Indigenous, facing prejudice with pride and holding fast to her dream of becoming a doctor. Café Daughter is inspired by true events and based on Kenneth T. Williams’ play of the same name.
- Date of release
- 2023-10-19
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Shelley Niro
Casting
- Violah Beauvais — Yvette Wong (9)
- Star Slade — Yvette Wong (16)
- Sera-Lys McArthur — Katherine Wong
- Tom Lim — Charlie Wong
- Evan Lau — Carl Wong (12)
- Julian Young — Carl Wong (18)
- Demaris Moon Walker — Maggie Wolf
- Billy Merasty — Amos Horseknife
- Blair Lamora — Doris Horseknife
- Dylan Cook — Peter Horseknife
- Edna Manitowabi — Kokum Mary
- Joanne Boland — Miss Scott
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