The Gift of Diabetes


This feature-length documentary explores the diabetes epidemic within Indigenous communities in Canada. Ojibway filmmaker Brion Whitford lives with the pain of advanced diabetes, but shunned traditional Indigenous medicine and healing practices. But as his health deteriorated, he had a change of heart. Join Brion as he connects with his culture, comes to grips with his own mortality, and tries to re-establish balance in his life.


Director: O. Brion Whitford
Year: 2005
Genre: Documentary
Type: Feature

Link: https://vimeo.com/791536461


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