Skip to content
Accessibility
New release
Coming
None
Charley Squash Goes to Town
1969
4 min
Leaving soon
Released in 1969, this satirical short by Duke Redbird was the first animated film by an Indigenous director to be produced at the NFB. The film pokes gentle fun at Indigenous stereotypes and challenges the idea that Indigenous youth should seek to blend into mainstream society. Today, Duke Redbird is a prominent artist and scholar.
Login
to add
to your list
to your list
Released in 1969, this satirical short by Duke Redbird was the first animated film by an Indigenous director to be produced at the NFB. The film pokes gentle fun at Indigenous stereotypes and challenges the idea that Indigenous youth should seek to blend into mainstream society. Today, Duke Redbird is a prominent artist and scholar.
-
directorDuke Redbird
-
storyDuke Redbird
-
designDuke Redbird
-
layoutYvon Mallette
-
animationYvon Mallette
-
animation - assistanceMarie-Claire Bérubé
-
animation photographyKjeld NielsenWayne Henwood
-
opticalsAlexander Simard
-
sound editingDonald DouglasLes Halman
-
re-recordingGeorge CrollJean-Pierre Joutel
-
narratorIsaac Beaulieu
-
songAlanis Obomsawin