Movie
Urban Elder
Documentary
Story
Meet Vern Harper, Urban Elder, who walks the "Red Road" in a fast-paced, urban landscape. The camera follows Vern as he leads a sweat lodge purification ceremony, watches his 11-year-old daughter Cody at a classical ballet rehearsal, conducts a private healing ceremony, participates in a political march of 150,000 people, and counsels Indigenous prisoners at Warkworth Federal Prison.
Director: Robert S. Adams Starring: Vern Harper, Rodney Bobiwash, Sylvia Maracle, Laura Spencer
Urban Elder Cast
- Vern Harper as Himself
- Rodney Bobiwash as Himself
- Sylvia Maracle as Herself
- Laura Spencer as Herself
- Dan Smoke as Himself
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