Saints and Warriors
| Saints and Warriors | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Patrick Shannon |
| Written by | Patrick Shannon Desi Collinson Gaagwiis Jason Alsop |
| Produced by | Michael Grand |
| Cinematography | Michael Bourquin Sean Stiller |
| Edited by | Greg Ng Hart Snider |
| Music by | Mark Dolmont |
Production company | InnoNative |
| Distributed by | Game Theory Films[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Saints and Warriors is a 2025 Canadian documentary film, directed by Patrick Shannon.[2] The film profiles the Skidegate Saints, an amateur basketball team from Skidegate, British Columbia, as they prepare to compete in the annual All Native Basketball Tournament.[3]
The film premiered at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in February 2025,[4] and had its Canadian premiere in April at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened in May as the closing film of the DOXA Documentary Film Festival,[5] where it was the winner of the Colin Low Award.[6]
The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026, for Best Editing in a Documentary (Greg Ng, Hart Snider) and Best Sound Design in a Documentary (Gregor Phillips, D'wayne Murray, Ramsay Bourquin, May Guimarães, Alex Macia, Devon Quelch, Jake Kerr, Peter Robinson).[7]
The film also won the award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 2026 Sundar Prize Film Festival.[8][9][10]
See also
References
- 1 2 "SAINTS AND WARRIORS". British Columbia Film Classification Office
Consumer Protection BC. September 15, 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2025. - ↑ Nathan Caddell, "DOXA 2025: Basketball is much more than a game in Saints and Warriors". The Georgia Straight, May 1, 2025.
- 1 2 Felix Hughes, "Hot Docs review: “Saints and Warriors” a fond celebration of Haida community’s love of basketball". NEXT, April 2025.
- ↑ Jamie Casemore, "In Brief: Haida basketball doc to premiere at Big Sky Doc festival". Playback, February 5, 2025.
- ↑ Emily Lyth, "DOXA Documentary Film Festival announces opening and closing night films for 2025 edition". Stir, March 27, 2025.
- ↑ Pat Mullen, "Saints and Warriors Leads DOXA Documentary Festival Winners". Point of View, May 12, 2025.
- ↑ Pat Mullen, "Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story Leads Canadian Screen Awards Documentary Nominations". Point of View, March 25, 2026.
- ↑ Smith, Charlie (2026-04-28). "Sundar Prize Film Festival honours Bayaan as Best Feature Film - Narrative Live Action". Pancouver. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Sundar prizes aplenty at film-fest awards event in Surrey". Surrey Now-Leader. 2026-04-28. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
- ↑ Smith, Janet (2026-04-29). "Sundar Prize Film Festival winners 2026". Stir. Retrieved June 4, 2026.