Empire of Dirt (2013)
Lena flees to her rural hometown after her 13-year-old daughter's overdose attracts the attention of child services. She reunites with her estranged mother and is forced to face a past she has tried to ignore.
Executive Producer/Producer: Jennifer Podesmki
Nominated - Canadian Screen Award Best Feature WIN for best screenplay,
Shannon Masters became the first Indigenous woman to win in this category
Distributor: Mongrel Media
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