A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
April 3, 1997
Original Title:
Totem Talk
Genres:
Animation | Documentary
Production Companies:
ONF | NFB
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 22
Traditional Northwestern Indigenous spiritual images combined with cutting-edge computer animation in this surreal short film about the power of tradition. Three urban Indigenous teens are whisked away to an imaginary land by a magical raven, and there they encounter a totem pole. The totem pole's characters—a raven, a frog and a bear—come to life, becoming their teachers, guides and friends. Features a special interview with J. Bradley Hunt, the celebrated Heiltsuk artist on whose work the characters in Totem Talk are based.
Animation:
Curt Randall
Archival Footage Research:
Martin Rose
Art Designer:
J. Bradley Hunt
Assistant Director of Photography:
Lez Morrison
Associate Producer:
Gail Fabrey
Leanne Pattison
Camera Operator:
Lez Morrison
Cinematography:
James Tocher
Colorist:
Larry Engelmann
Gary Shaw
Continuity:
Kathy Linder
Costume Design:
Pam Baker
Director:
Annie Frazier Henry
Director of Photography:
Rolf Cutts
Editor:
Scott Barrett
Debra Rurak
Brian Waz
Doug Woods
Gaffer:
Lez Morrison
Makeup & Hair:
Honey Desjalais
Music:
Terry Frewer
Producer:
George Johnson
Annie Frazier Henry
Production Assistant:
Gord Laird
Sound:
Michael Lacoste
Annie Frazier Henry
Sound Assistant:
Jerry Hughes
Sound Designer:
Marc Benoit
Sound Mixer:
Sina Oroomchi
Marc Benoit
Visual Effects:
Scott Barrett
Randy Koyanagi
Clayton Sheirer
Wardrobe Designer:
Kathy Linder
Melanie Taylor
Writer:
Annie Frazier Henry
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