Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On is a feature documentary about Buffy Sainte-Marie. Innovator, musician, songwriter, performer, activist, philanthropist, and educator, Buffy's career spans over sixty years and includes countless milestones: she became famous by writing the anti-war anthem "Universal Soldier"; made one of the first electronic albums in 1969; was the first Indigenous person to win an Academy Award (in 1983 for "Up Where We Belong"); made the first album over the internet in 1991; and became the oldest person ever to win the Polaris Music Prize in 2015. Buffy was also the first person to breastfeed on TV (on Sesame Street) and was named "Best New Artist" the year the Beatles came to America. And she wrote the love song that Elvis made famous, "When It's Time For You To Go".

What is it like to be ahead of your time as an artist and a person? How do you stay motivated and not succumb to frustration and anger? This film examines those questions while offering a retrospective on Buffy's unique life and career, utilizing archival material (some never seen before) and cinematic recreations. The film also looks ahead at what's next for this trailblazing icon, sharing Buffy's unique message and approach to life: "Sometimes you have to carry the medicine a while before people are ready for it." The film will examine not only Buffy's medicine, but if the world is now ready for it.