Vistas Series (Ages 15-17)
Vistas is a series of short films on the subject of nationhood. From Halifax to Vancouver, every production studio in the NFB's English Program participated in this project, resulting in 13 unique films from 13 Aboriginal filmmakers. Pour visionner cette sélection en français, cliquez ici.
Vistas is a series of short films on the subject of nationhood. From Halifax to Vancouver, every production studio in the NFB's English Program participated in this project, resulting in 13 unique films from 13 Aboriginal filmmakers.
Pour visionner cette sélection en français, cliquez ici.
Playlist
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Boxed InShane Belcourt 2009 4 minIn this short film, a young woman of mixed ancestry struggles with an Equal Opportunity Form that requires her to respond to the dilemma: Ethnicity - Choose One.
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Carrying FireMarie Burke 2009 3 min
This short film weaves together animation and live action to show how the fire of our spirit is passed from one camp and one generation to the next.
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InukShopJobie Weetaluktuk 2009 2 min
In this short film, filmmaker Jobie Weetaluktuk mixes archival and new footage to make a statement about the appropriation of Inuit culture throughout history.
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Red OchreJerry Evans 2009 3 min
Combining archival photos with new and found footage, this short film presents a personal, impressionistic rendering of what it's like growing up Mi'kmaq in Newfoundland, while living in a culture of denial.
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Walk-in-the-ForestDiane Obomsawin 2009 3 min
Diane Obomsawin's whimsical animated short follows medicine man Walk-in-the-forest on a walk in the woods that leads to the discovery of an intriguing secret world.
