Series of Indigenous animated short films will explore personal stories of loss. | CBC Arts
CBC Communications, that will feature five Indigenous animated short films exploring personal stories of loss.
From instructions on how to survive tragedy, to parallels between two Scottish and Inuit communities, to a bear named Jesus, the five films' stories span nations, languages and perspectives on heartache.elevates Indigenous storytelling and animation as never before. The series connects dots of loss, reprieve and hope, from personal experiences to our most universal emotions: grief and love.
Created by Christa Couture and produced with Michelle St. John in collaboration with CBC Arts, each film is written and animated by a different pair of Indigenous artists — including Archer Pechawis, an artist and member of Mistawasis First Nation; and Megan Kyak-Monteith, who is originally from Mittimatalik — representing Cree, Ojibwe, Ktunaxa, Inuit, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Atikamekw and Métis nations.
Each of the short episodes has also been translated to and will be offered in English, and some of the episodes are available in several Indigenous languages to reflect the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action 14, and to reflect each writer's culture and story. A Bear Named Jesus, a stop-motion film by Terril Calder written and narrated by Archer Pechawis, a member of Mistawasis First Nation in Saskatchewan
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