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Totem Talk

  • April 1997
  • 22mins

  • Animation
  • Documentary
  • Directed by

    Annie Frazier Henry,

    Starring

    Morgan Rose,

    David Thomas,

    Michael Sherwood,

    Stella Johnson

    ...

    Traditional Northwestern Indigenous spiritual images combined with cutting-edge computer animation in this surreal short film about the power of tradition. Three urban Indigenous teens are whisked away to an imaginary land by a magical raven, and there they encounter a totem pole. The totem pole's characters—a raven, a frog and a bear—come to life, becoming their teachers, guides and friends. Features a special interview with J. Bradley Hunt, the celebrated Heiltsuk artist on whose work the characters in Totem Talk are based.