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Beautiful Scars is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Shane Belcourt and released in 2022. Starring musician Tom Wilson and based in part on his 2017 memoir of the same name, the film depicts his exploration of the Mohawk heritage that was hidden from him by his adoptive parents until he was almost 60 years old, including his process of reconnecting and building a relationship with his birth mother.

The film premiered at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it was one of the top ten films in the Hot Docs Audience Award race.

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Biography or Arts Documentary Program or Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.

References

1. Justin Anderson, "Hot Docs ’22: “Beautiful Scars” tackles art, family trauma and identity". RealScreen, May 6, 2022.
2. Desmond Brown, "Hamilton artist Tom Wilson hopes new film will help put 'Mohawk culture into the light where it belongs'". CBC Hamilton, April 30, 2022.
3. Sadaf Ahsan, "A guide to six buzzy films directed by Canadians at this year's Hot Docs". CityNews, April 26, 2022.
4. Andrew Tracy, "“Eternal Spring” tops Hot Docs audience awards, claims $25K cash prize". RealScreen, May 10, 2022.
5. Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.

External links

• Beautiful Scars at IMDb

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