Frozen river (v.f.)

Boone, Mark, Jr. (Added Author). Hunt, Courtney. (Added Author). Leo, Melissa. (Added Author). McDermott, Charlie, 1990- (Added Author). O'Keefe, Michael, 1955- (Added Author). Upham, Misty, 1982- (Added Author). Cohen Media Group. (Added Author). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (film distributor.). Harwood Hunt Productions (Firm) (Added Author). Mongrel Media, (provider.). Off Hollywood Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) (Added Author). Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott, Michael O'Keefe, Mark Boone Junior. (Cast).

Summary: Takes place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec. Ray, a white woman and Lila, a Mohawk, both single mothers, both earning minimum wage and facing desperate circumstances, are drawn by the lure of fast money into the world of border smuggling across the frozen water of the St. Lawrence River.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (97 min.) : digital, sound, color
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: Toronto : Mongrel Media, [2013]
Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]
Copyright: �2013

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:april.21 Multi-User. Originally distributed as a motion picture by Mongrel Media, 2008.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Reed Morano ; editor, Kate Williams ; music, Peter Golub, Shahzad Ismaily.
Participant or Performer Note:	Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott, Michael O'Keefe, Mark Boone Junior.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Streaming video.
Target Audience Note:	CHV rating: 14A. MPAA rating: R; for some language.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	English language version also available.
System Details Note:	Content available as a streaming video.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access may be limited to affiliated libraries. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by publisher.
Awards Note:	Seattle International Film Festival, 2008: Women in Cinema Lena Sharpe Award
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's web site (viewed June 23, 2015).