“October Stranger” is a highly acclaimed drama about a young Ojibway Indian who must leave his youth behind on the reserve in Northern Ontario in order to pursue his writing career. It is a thoughful and gentle love story, full of fine poetry. Beautifully photographed on location near Sioux Lookout, it reveals modern life on the reserve with a rare depth and respect, as the old ways and the new come to terms with one another. It is the story of an artist finding his voice, and of a native gathering the courage to go “south” to the city.
October Stranger
- Film Maker
- Lowry, Chris
- Year
- 1985
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- Format
- 16mm
- Length
- 26
- Genre
- narrative
- Category
- art & artists, Identity, Indigenous, Literary/theatre, Race + Ethnicity, Theatre


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