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Annie Fraziér Henry
“I am constantly exploring new ways of making the old stories relevant to a modern generation,” says Annie Fraziér Henry, a BC-based filmmaker, composer and writer of Siksiká (Blackfoot)/Sioux/French descent who’s been active since the 1990s. Her award-winning work has screened at the American Indian Film Festival, Sundance, Hot Docs and other festivals, and her credits include Totem Talk (1997), Legends sxwexwxiy’am: The Story of Siwash Rock (1999), and Singing Our Stories (1998), a rich history of Indigenous women’s music featuring performances by Walela, Ulali, the Monk-Sanders Family Singers, the Zuni Olla Maidens and the ’Namgis Traditional Singers. Producer credits include the 2009 feature drama Kissed by Lightning.
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Spirit of the GameAnnie Fraziér Henry 2003 47 minIn this short documentary, award-winning filmmaker Annie Frazier Henry follows an elite handful of Indigenous athletes from British Columbia for two years as they make their way to the 2002 North American Indigenous Games in Winnipeg. Over 6,000 young sportsmen and women from across Canada and the US compete in the games, and this film serves as a tribute to their hard work, dedication, and achievements. -
Totem TalkAnnie Fraziér Henry 1997 22 minTraditional Northwestern Indigenous spiritual images combine 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.
