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Catalogue Number: NFB527591
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: George Johnson
Directors: Annie Fraziér Henry
Producing Agencies: Full Regalia Productions (Vancouver), National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Animation, Architecture, Arts, Canadian Literature, First Nations Studies, Indigenous Peoples, Literature
Language: English
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1996
Running Time: 22:00
Closed Captions: Yes
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Totem Talk - DVD
Catalogue Number: NFB527591
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: George Johnson
Directors: Annie Fraziér Henry
Producing Agencies: Full Regalia Productions (Vancouver), National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Animation, Architecture, Arts, Canadian Literature, First Nations Studies, Indigenous Peoples, Literature
Language: English
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1996
Running Time: 22:00
Closed Captions: Yes
Click here for pricing
Traditional Northwestern Indigenous spiritual images combine with cutting-edge computer animation in this surreal story about the power of tradition. Three urban Indigenous teens are whisked away to an imaginary land by a magical raven. Here, the young people meet a totem pole whose characters (a raven, a frog and a bear) come to life, becoming their teachers, guides and friends--demonstrating their significance to Northwest First Nation cultures and allowing the teens to understand the strength of their own traditions. Featuring a special interview segment with J. Bradley Hunt, the celebrated Heiltsuk artist on whose work the computer-animated characters in Totem Talk are based.