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Aboriginality

2007 5 min
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Follow Dallas Arcand, an urban youth, as he heads down the mystical Red Road to re-connect with new and traditional elements of First Nations culture. Dallas is a world champion hoop dancer and hip-hop artist aiming to connect urban Indigenous young people to their rural ancestral histories. He's a 7th generation Cree from Alexander (Kipohtakaw) First Nation. Directed by Dominique Keller, Aboriginality fuses animation by Dan Gies with live-action dance directed by Tom Jackson.

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Follow Dallas Arcand, an urban youth, as he heads down the mystical Red Road to re-connect with new and traditional elements of First Nations culture. Dallas is a world champion hoop dancer and hip-hop artist aiming to connect urban Indigenous young people to their rural ancestral histories. He's a 7th generation Cree from Alexander (Kipohtakaw) First Nation. Directed by Dominique Keller, Aboriginality fuses animation by Dan Gies with live-action dance directed by Tom Jackson.

  • writer
    Dominique Keller
  • director
    Dominique Keller
    Tom Jackson
  • producer
    Dominique Keller
    Bonnie Thompson
  • original characters creator
    Daniel Gies
  • creative concepts
    Dallas Arcand
    Tom Jackson
    Daniel Gies
  • traditional hoop dance performer
    Dallas Arcand
  • hip hop dance performer
    Dallas Arcand
  • production designer
    Daniel Gies
  • art director
    Daniel Gies
  • music composer
    Jon Cohrs
  • hip hop dance choreography
    Dallas Arcand
    Valentino Ribecco
  • traditional dance choreograpy
    Dallas Arcand
  • cinematographer
    Allan Leader
  • sound
    Igal Petel
  • editor
    Jordan Hemsley
    Erik King Smith
  • hip hop wardrobe
    Kendall Yellowhorn
  • makeup
    Lesia T. Bear
  • hair
    Lesia T. Bear
  • grip
    Nevin Merrells
    Ian Lister
    Larry Johnson
  • electric
    Nevin Merrells
    Ian Lister
    Larry Johnson
  • Jib operator
    Chris Lindeburg
  • production coordinator
    Sharon A. Desjarlais
    Faye Yoneda
    Lindsay MacDonald
  • production assistant
    Kelly Demko
  • supervising animator
    Daniel Gies
  • animation cinematographer
    Erik King Smith
    Jordan Hemsley
    Fatou Maty Diouf
    Daniel Gies
  • storyboard artist
    Daniel Gies
  • background artist
    Daniel Gies
    Cynthia LaRouche
    Paul Smith
  • 2D character design
    Daniel Gies
  • 2D animation
    Daniel Gies
    Trent Noble
  • 3D design
    Trent Noble
  • animation
    Laurie Breitkreuz
    Fatou Maty Diouf
    Myron Campbell
  • background texture painter
    Susanne Feheley
  • building
    Cynthia LaRouche
  • 3D modeling
    Jason James
  • 3D animation
    Art Curry
    David Kretz
  • rigging
    Art Curry
  • digital painting
    Daniel Gies
    Erik King Smith
    Myron Campbell
    Dominique Keller
  • AFX programming
    David Kretz
  • compositing
    Erik King Smith
    Daniel Gies
    Jordan Hemsley
  • sound design
    Richard Kim
  • foley
    Richard Kim
  • audio editing
    Richard Kim
  • stereo mix
    Steven Bellamy
    Richard Kim
  • 5.1 Surround mix
    Steven Bellamy
  • unit administrator
    Darin Clausen
  • production supervisor
    Mark Power
  • marketing manager
    Kelly Isaac
  • associate producer trainee
    Sharon A. Desjarlais
  • associate producer
    William Belcourt
  • film recorder
    Pierre Landry
  • film coordination
    Pierre Ferlatte
  • manager of television production
    Tom Montvila
  • manager of interactive media
    Michael Pelletier
  • head engineer
    Luke Van Dyk
  • manager of programming
    Monique Rajotte
  • chief executive officer
    Jean La Rose
  • director of development
    Luke Azevedo
  • executive producer
    Derek Mazur
    Graydon McCrea
    Dominique Keller

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