Canada pulls documentary from Sundance 2021 over director’s claims to indigenous roots

The National Film Board of Canada has pulled a documentary from the slate of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, after questions surfaced about the filmmaker’s claim to indigenous roots.The documentary “Inconvenient Indian” “will be withdrawn from all upcoming festivals, including the 2021 Sundance Film Festival,” the National Film Board of Canada said in a statement issued Tuesday.The film was scheduled to have its premiere online on Jan. 31, 2021. Sundance is going t