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Evan's Drum

2021 14 min
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In Evan’s Drum, an adventurous young boy and his determined mother share a passion for Labrador Inuit drum dancing.

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Evan's Drum
  • Labrador Doc Project
    Labrador Doc Project
    2021 4 films
    The Labrador Documentary Project (Lab Doc Project) supports Indigenous storytelling by working with first-time Labrador Inuit filmmakers to create and distribute Inuit stories from Inuit perspectives. The Lab Doc Project is led by Inuit through community collaboration, and focuses on topics selected by the filmmakers through a process of reflection and community engagement. This initiative aims to elevate Indigenous storytelling in Newfoundland and Labrador, create film opportunities for Inuit, and proactively diversify our industry. There are four films in this Project, with two launching in 2021, and the remaining films launching in 2023.

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An adventurous young boy and his determined mother share a passion for Inuit drum dancing in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Evan’s Drum is a joyful visit to a family’s loving home, and an uplifting story of cultural pride. After generations of silence, the rhythm of the traditional Inuit drum has returned to Labrador, and seven-year-old Evan is part of the new generation that will keep its heartbeat strong.

  • participant
    Evan Winters
    Jennie Williams
    Amy Winters
    Dallas
    Vince Allen
  • writer
    Ossie Michelin
  • director
    Ossie Michelin
  • director of photography
    Duncan de Young
    Sylvaine Dufaux
  • editor
    Meiyen Chan
  • original music
    Judith Gruber-Stitzer
  • sound design
    Judith Gruber-Stitzer
  • sound recordist
    Michelle LaCour
    Lynne Trépanier
  • foley artist
    Karla Baumgardner
  • drone operator
    Eldred Allen
  • production manager
    Lynn Andrews
  • production assistant
    Marian Rebeiro
  • stills photographer
    Zachary Bonnell
    Aimee Chaulk
  • photographic consultant
    Martine Leclerc
  • researcher
    Ossie Michelin
  • mentor
    Asinnajaq
    Alanis Obomsawin
    Courtney Montour
  • drum making teacher
    Jennie Williams
    Solomon Semigak
  • cultural consultant
    Jason Edmunds
    Heather Igloliorte
  • inuktitut language advisor
    Bertha Kairtok-Holeiter
  • inuktitut translator
    Joan Dicker
  • additional music composer
    Sydey Dicker
  • production supervisor
    Roz Power
  • technical coordinator
    Daniel Lord
    Christopher MacIntosh
  • on-line colourist
    Denis Pilon
  • title design
    Cynthia Ouellet
  • foley recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • re-recording
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • digital editing technician
    Pierre Dupont
    Marie-Josée Gourde
    Patrick Trahan
  • sound technician
    Bernard Belley
  • production coordinator
    Christine Williams
  • senior production coordinator
    Cheryl Murgatroyd
  • studio administrator
    Leslie Anne Poyntz
    Camila Blos
  • marketing manager
    Jamie Hammond
    Johanna Lessard
  • marketing coordinator
    Eric Bondo
  • publicist
    Jennifer Mair
  • legal counsel
    Peter Kallianiotis
    Dominique Aubry
  • associate producer trainee
    Aimee Chaulk
  • associate producer - development
    Stephen Agluvak Puskas
  • associate producer
    Jayde Tynes
  • producer
    Kat Baulu
    Rohan Fernando
    Latonia Hartery
  • executive producer
    Annette Clarke

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