''Isaac Littlefeathers'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by

Les Rose Les Rose was a Canadian film and television director. He was most noted for the film '' Three Card Monte'', for which he received a Canadian Film Award nomination for Best Director at the 29th Canadian Film Awards in 1978. Rose began his career ...

and released in 1984."Reviews: Les Rose's Isaac Littlefeathers". ''

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'', February 1985. The film stars William Korbut as the titular Isaac Littlefeathers, a young

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boy in

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who is struggling to establish his identity, having been raised by

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shopkeeper Abe Kapp (

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) ever since being abandoned by his parents ( Scott Hylands and

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) in childhood. The film had been in development since 1976, but Rose was unable to secure funding for the film until

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committed to broadcast it in 1985 as part of its expanded program of independent production. The film had a brief theatrical run in 1984 in advance of its television premiere. The film received five

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nominations at the

6th Genie Awards The 6th Genie Awards were held on March 21, 1985, to honour achievements in Canadian cinema in 1984. It was the first time the Genies were broadcast live across Canada by CBC Television, and they drew 1.9 million viewers. The event, held at the Met ...

in 1985, for Best Cinematography (

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), Best Costume Design (

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), Best Overall Sound (David Appleby, Christopher Tate, Don White and Garrell Clark), Best Sound Editing (Michael O'Farrell and

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) and Best Original Score ( Paul Zaza).

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, "Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". '' The Globe and Mail'', February 15, 1985.

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* 1984 films English-language Canadian films 1980s coming-of-age drama films First Nations films Films set in Edmonton Films scored by Paul Zaza Canadian coming-of-age drama films Films directed by Les Rose 1980s English-language films 1980s Canadian films {{1980s-Canada-film-stub