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Heartbeat of a Nation

2022 20 min
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Heartbeat of a Nation is an evocative short documentary by Eric Janvier. It celebrates the healing of a community and a nation through the reclamation and passing down of traditional teachings within a Dene family.

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In the Northern Alberta community of Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation, a father teaches his child how to create a caribou drum. In Heartbeat of a Nation, a short documentary by Eric Janvier, cultural reclamation and traditional knowledge are celebrated and passed down from one generation to the next, inspiring renewed hope for the future.

  • writing
    Eric Janvier
  • director
    Eric Janvier
  • featuring
    Brant Janvier
    August Janvier
    Agnes Duke
  • executive producer
    David Christensen
  • producer
    Coty Savard
  • associate producer
    Devon Supeene
  • director of photography
    Holly Mazur
  • second camera
    Tamarra Lessard
  • picture editor
    Sarah Taylor
  • sound recordist
    Dmitri Bandet
    Ariana Brophy
  • sound design
    Dmitri Bandet
  • mix
    Dmitri Bandet
  • production supervisor studio
    Esther Viragh
  • operation manager
    Darin Clausen
  • studio administrator
    Bree Beach
    Devon Supeene
  • production coordinator
    Janet Kwan
  • technical coordination
    Luc Binette
  • legal counsel
    Christian Pitchen
  • picture finishing services
    Elemental Post
  • finishing supervisor
    Matt Drake
  • colourist
    David Tomiak
  • finishing artist
    Ryan Mance
  • recording
    Dmitri Bandet
  • re-recording
    Dmitri Bandet
  • still photographer
    Devon Supeene
  • marketing manager
    Kelly Fox
  • marketing coordinator
    Michelle Rozon
  • publicist
    Katja De Bock
  • transcription
    Multi-Media Transcripts Inc.

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