WHITE PINE PICTURES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On Wins 2023 International Emmy Award For Best Arts Program
TORONTO, ON - November 20, 2023 – BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: CARRY IT ON has taken home the award for Best Arts Program at the 51st International Emmy Awards. It's the sole Canadian nomination across the annual awards' 14 categories spanning 20 countries.
BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: CARRY IT ON shines a spotlight on the remarkable life and career of Buffy Sainte-Marie and captures the essence of her profound impact on music, Indigenous rights, and social justice. The film delves into Buffy Sainte-Marie's influential journey, from her early days as a groundbreaking artist in the 1960s folk music scene to her tireless advocacy for Indigenous rights and environmental causes. It showcases her resilience, creativity, and unwavering commitment to making the world a better place through her art and activism.
In BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: CARRY IT ON, Buffy shares her own story from her early love of music to the activism she continues to this day, despite her career being suppressed because of it. The documentary also features in-depth conversations with prominent musicians, activists, and friends, including Alanis Obomsawin, Joni Mitchell, Robbie Robertson, Bird Runningwater and Taj Mahal, who offer insights into Sainte-Marie's impact on their lives and the broader cultural landscape.
The International Emmy Awards are one of the most prestigious honours in the global entertainment industry, recognizing outstanding content from around the world. The awards were presented at a gala ceremony in New York City on November 20, 2023. This win for BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: CARRY IT ON comes on the heels of several other awards and recognition for the film including the Allan King Award For Excellence In Documentary at the DGC Awards, five Canadian Screen Awards nominations, and two wins for Best Direction and Best Sound in a Documentary.
BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: CARRY IT ON had its world premiere at TIFF in Canada and DOC NYC in the US. It is available to stream on Crave in Canada and on the PBS series American Masters in the US. The film is distributed internationally by Off The Fence. The documentary is directed by Madison Thomas and produced by Lisa Meeches and Stephen Paniccia. The film is Executive Produced by Lisa Meeches, Peter Raymont, Kyle Irving, Steve Ord, Rebecca Gibson, Andrew Munger, Gilles Paquin, Randy Lennox, Michael Kantor, Ray Halbritter, and Francene Blythe-Lewis.
BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: CARRY IT ON is a Crave Original Documentary; Produced by Eagle Vision, White Pine Pictures, and Paquin Entertainment; In Association with Bell Media Studios, in association with American Masters Pictures, Vision Maker Media, and APTN and with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Canada Media Fund, Ontario Creates, Rogers Documentary Fund and the Province of Manitoba.