Reflecting on music, activism

Buffy Sainte-Marie is sharing new insight into her trailblazing rise in an upcoming documentary. White Pine Pictures, Eagle Vision and Paquin Entertainment say production has started on “Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On,” a wide-ranging glimpse at the Cree singersongwriter and activist’s influence.

The film is billed as a “cinematic, poetic and musically infused” look at Sainte-Marie’s six-decade career of creative and social disruption, from penning protest anthems in the 1960s to stirring controversy by breastfeeding on “Sesame Street.”

The documentary is expected to hit theatres in fall 2022, and will be broadcast by Bell Media and APTN in Canada and PBS in the U.S. on later dates.