# The Pass System > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Pass_System > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Pass_System.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pass_System > Source revision: 1329919171 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2015 Canadian documentary film ***The Pass System*** is a Canadian documentary film released in 2015, focusing on the former Canadian government policy known as the [pass system](/source/Pass_system_(Canadian_history)), which enforced the segregation of [First Nations](/source/First_Nations_in_Canada) people on their reserves. The film was extensively researched, directed, and produced by Alex Williams, with narration provided by [Tantoo Cardinal](/source/Tantoo_Cardinal). [James Cullingham](/source/James_Cullingham) served as the executive producer, and [Cris Derksen](/source/Cris_Derksen) composed the music for the documentary. With the generous support of the [Canada Council for the Arts](/source/Canada_Council_for_the_Arts), the [Ontario Arts Council](/source/Ontario_Arts_Council), the Toronto Arts Council, and the community, the film was produced in association with Tamarack Productions. Its premiere took place in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), as part of the 2015 [Vancouver International Film Festival](/source/Vancouver_International_Film_Festival). *The Pass System* initially aired on the [Aboriginal Peoples Television Network](/source/Aboriginal_Peoples_Television_Network) on April 13, 2016. Subsequently, it was broadcast by the [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation)'s main network on June 19, 2016, at 1 p.m.[1][2][3] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Leader-Post_-_26_Nov_2015_-_First_Nation_reserves_prior_to_1960s_were_'open-air_prisons,'_says_Saskatoon_filmmaker_behind_''The_Pass_System''_1-0)** Benjoe, Kerry (November 26, 2015). ["First Nation reserves prior to 1960s were 'open-air prisons,' says Saskatoon filmmaker behind *The Pass System*"](https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/the-pass-system-more-than-a-movie). *[Leader-Post](/source/Leader-Post)*. [Postmedia Network](/source/Postmedia_Network). Retrieved 13 December 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-CBC_Radio_One_-_29_November_2015_-_Rosanna_Deerchild_2-0)** Deerchild, Rosanna (November 29, 2015). ["The pass system: another dark secret in Canadian history"](http://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/exploring-the-past-present-and-future-of-life-in-indigenous-canada-1.3336594/the-pass-system-another-dark-secret-in-canadian-history-1.3338520). *[Unreserved](/source/Unreserved)*. [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation). Retrieved 13 December 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Pass System"](http://www.viff.org/festival/films/f18459-the-pass-system). *VIFF*. Retrieved 13 December 2015. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.thepasssystem.ca/) v t e Violence and discrimination against Indigenous peoples in Canada Background Settler colonialism Gradual Civilization Act Numbered Treaties Indian Act Role of the RCMP Genocide Residential school system denialism gravesites list Wenjack death Forced sterilization First Nations nutrition experiments Sixties Scoop Kimelman Report High Arctic relocation RCMP dog killings Racism Stereotypes Pass system Potlatch ban Indian agents Indian hospitals Specific issues Structural violence and discrimination Birth alerts Child poverty Climate change Criminal sentencing Mass incarceration Food insecurity Foster care Healthcare inequality Brian Sinclair Joyce Echaquan Long-term DWAs Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Highway of Tears list of victims Winnipeg serial killings Immaculate Basil Tina Fontaine Pamela Holopainen Barbara Kentner Tammy Lamondin-Gagnon Serena McKay Helen Betty Osborne Jean Virginia Sampare Loretta Saunders Amber Tuccaro Lisa Marie Young Activists Police brutality and misconduct Violence against Wetʼsuwetʼen protesters 2020 Gustafsen Lake standoff Ipperwash Crisis Inquiry Killing of Chantel Moore Starlight tours Neil Stonechild Judge David William Ramsay Responses AmINext History wars Justice for our Stolen Children Camp Moose Hide campaign REDress Project Red Dress Day Red handprint Sisters in Spirit Walking With Our Sisters Women's Memorial March Commissions and inquiries IRSSA Truth and Reconciliation Commission Holiday National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Legal An Act to amend the Criminal Code for trafficking of minors Project E-Pana United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act Related topics Indigenous land claims Specific claims British Columbia Treaty Process Yukon Land Claims Land Back Land protection and Water protection Burnt Church Crisis Caledonia land dispute Clayoquot protests Keystone Pipeline Oka Crisis Old-growth logging protests Trans Mountain pipeline Unistʼotʼen Camp Media Portrayals of the residential school system list Finding Dawn Foster Child Highway of Tears Missing and Murdered The Pass System Pig Girl Quiet Killing Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child Rustic Oracle Secret Path This River Taken The Unnatural and Accidental Women Yintah Indigenous rights Index of articles related to Indigenous Canadians This article related to a Canadian documentary film made from 2010 through 2019 is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub) This article about a historical documentary film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Hist-documentary-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3AHist-documentary-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Hist-documentary-film-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [The Pass System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pass_System) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pass_System?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.