on TV tonight...

Ipperwash Revisited: The Death of Dudley George in
CTV's One Dead Indian,

Wednesday January 4, 2006 at 8:00pm EST

One Dead Indian is produced by Sienna Films (Touch
of Pink, Saint Monica, Marion Bridge, New
Waterford Girl...)


Ipperwash: 10 years after aboriginal protester
Dudley George was shot and killed by an Ontario
Provincial Police officer, the name of the
provincial park that was the site of his death has
become synonymous with unanswered questions and
political innuendo. Now, as testimony heats up at
the controversial inquiry, CTV announces that its
original movie One Dead Indian will premiere on
Wednesday, January 4 at 8 p.m. E.T. on CTV and in
High Definition on CTV HD East and CTV HD West
(check local listings).

The timely and tragic story, based on Peter
Edwards' book One Dead Indian: The Premier, The
Police and the Ipperwash Crisis, focuses on the
night of the tragic 1995 incident whose aftermath
reverberate d from Dudley George's family and
community to the halls of Queen's Park. The movie
stars Dakota House as Dudley George and Eric
Schweig as Dudley's brother Sam.

The Ipperwash Crisis left many wondering how a
peaceful protest in a provincial park could end in
deadly police violence. Was it a police matter or
did political pressure influence the outcome? The
inquiry, called by Premier Dalton McGuinty, began
in 2004 and continues today with over 90 witnesses
heard to date. Former Premier Mik e Harris, who
maintains that he never gave instructions for
police to remove protesters, is expected to
testify in mid-January 2006.

When asked about the controversial title of his
book - and subsequently the title of CTV's
original movie - author Peter Edwards says One
Dead Indian was used to illustrate the injustice
and prejudice of the Ipperwash Crisis. "Obviously,
the politically correct term would be One Dead
Nishnawbe, but if people thought that way, Dudley
George wouldn't be dead. I saw the title as a way
of turning an ugly phrase back on people who use,
or think it. The phrase 'One Dead Indian' is an
ugly but revealing mirror."

One Dead Indian features Dakota House (Trudeau II:
Maverick in the Making) as Dudley George; Eric
Schweig (Shania: A Life in Eight Albums) as
brother Sam; Gary Farmer (A Thief of Time;
DreamKeeper) as cousin Judas George; Ben Cardinal
(Big Bear) as Slippery George; Gordon Tootoosis
(Into the West) as Clifford George; Pamela
Matthews (North of 60) as sister Carolyn George;
the late Robert Manitopyes (DaVinci's Inquest ) as
Native Band Councilor Booper George and Glen Gould
(DaVinci's Inquest) as an active native protester.
On the police force, the role of the Field
Commander is captured by Stephen McHattie (History
of Violence, Secretary) and Inspector Dale Linton
is played by Frank Schorpion (Monica La Mitraille;
The Day After Tomorrow). OPP officer Kenneth Deane
is portrayed by Bruce Ramsay (Bonnano: A
Godfather's Story; DaVinci's Inquest) and
Gabrielle Miller (Corner Gas) plays a senior
government official.

Filmed in and around Montreal, Quebec, One Dead
Indian is directed by Gemini award-winner Tim
Southam (The Bay of Love and Sorrows; The Tale of
Teeka; North of 60) from a script by Andrew
Wreggitt and Hugh Graham. Director of Photography
is Eric Cayla. Collin Niemi is the Production
Designer. Producers are Jennifer Kawaja, Julia
Sereny (Sienna Films) and Kevin Tierney (Park Ex
Pictures). Brent Barclay (Sienna Films) is
Co-Producer and Paul Rickard is Associate
Producer. Line Producer is Daniele Rohrbach.
Debra Karen is Editor, Composer is Andrew
Lockington and Costume Designer is Claire Nadon.
Lesley Grant was the CTV Production Executive for
the movie