Grade: Grade 4
My Friend the Green Horse
In her dreams, a young Alanis Obomsawin befriends a gentle creature who guides her through her Abenaki homeland, where she learns life’s most important lessons.
Director
Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki)
Legendary Abenaki filmmaker Obomsawin has made over 50 documentaries on issues affecting Indigenous peoples in Canada, including Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, Trick or Treaty?, Is the Crown at War with Us?, Our People Will Be Healed, and Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger. Her most recent film is the short documentary Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair. Next, she is set to appear in an episode of Marie Clements' Bones of Crows: The Series.
Writer
Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki)
Cast
Simon Renaud, Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki)
Producer
Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki)
Genres
Animation, Family
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Environment, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Astronaut
Director
Ian Keteku
Genre
Animation
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Black Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Indigenous-made Short Films
Director
Shorts Programme
Genres
Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Experimental, Family, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Languages
English, French, Other Language
Don’t Tell Santa You’re Jewish!
Director
Jody Kramer
Writer
Jody Kramer
Producer
Jody Kramer
Genre
Animation
Interests
Arts and Culture, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Breakaway (Short Film)
Director
Jenny Lee-Gilmore
Writer
Jenny Lee-Gilmore
Cast
Kingston Chan, Kailee Lowe
Producer
Dide Su Bilgin
Genre
Drama
Interest
BIPOC Stories
Original Language
English
The Lighthouse Man
The legend of the Lighthouse Man, who protects a small coastal town from all sorts of disasters, and how the community reaffirms his spirit when he’s feeling unwanted.
Director
Matt Walton
Writer
Matt Walton
Genre
Animation
Original Language
No Dialogue
Sketchi
Director
Lily Sun
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences
Original Language
English
Baba (Dance)
Director
Jonathan Lawley
Writer
Jonathan Lawley
Cast
Stacey Armstrong, Cassidy DeFreitas, Alana Elmer
Producer
Wayne Lawley
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories
Original Language
Other Language
And That’s Remarkable
Director
Linnea Ritland
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Bullying, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Le Gouffre (The Gulf)
Directors
Carl Beauchemin, Thomas Chrétien, David Forest
Genres
Animation, Drama
Original Language
French