Aboriginality

Keller, Dominique, (film director.). Keller, Dominique, (film producer.). Thompson, Bonnie, (film producer.). Jackson, Tom, (film director.). Mazur, Derek, (film producer.). McCrea, Graydon, (film producer.). Keller, Dominique, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.). electric juice productions inc. (Victoria), (film producer.). Banff New Media Institute (Banff), (film producer.).

Summary: Aboriginality follows an urban youth as he heads down the mystical Red Road, where the sweet grass grows, to re-connect and be inspired by both new and traditional elements of Indigenous culture. We meet world champion hoop dancer and hip-hop artist Dallas Arcand. Aboriginality re-imagines the strength and spirit of First Nations culture through new narrative mediums that connect urban Indigenous youth to their rural ancestral histories. Arcand, a seventh generation Cree from Alexander (Kipohtakaw) Plains Indian Cree Nation. Arcand plays dual roles in being both a positive First Nations presence in mainstream urban media and a touchstone to traditional First Nations roots and culture. Many believe the seventh generation will bring positive change to the world, and in Aboriginality, the power and spirit of culture sweep across time ans space to empower the next generation through heritage and self-awareness. Directed by Dominique Keller, Aboriginality fuses animation by Dan Gies with live-action dance directed by Tom Jackson.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (5 min., 00 sec.) : silent + 1 study guide
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2011.
Copyright: ©2007

Content descriptions

General Note:	Aboriginal filmmaker. Agency - English program:.North West Centre. Agency:.Produced by electric juice productions inc. in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada and the Banff New Media Institute. Study guide available.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Available to subscribers only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Writer, Dominique Keller ; director, Dominique Keller ; producer, Dominique Keller, Bonnie Thompson ; production designer, Daniel Gies ; music composer, Jon Cohrs ; director, Tom Jackson ; cinematographer, Allan Leader ; sound, Igal Petel ; editor, Jordan Hemsley, Erik King Smith ; makeup, Lesia T. Bear ; supervising animator, Daniel Gies ; animation cinematographer, Erik King Smith, Jordan Hemsley, Fatou Maty Diouf, Daniel Gies ; background artist, Daniel Gies ; 2D animation, Daniel Gies, Trent Noble ; animation, Laurie Breitkreuz ; background artist, Cynthia LaRouche, Paul Smith ; 3D animation, Art Curry ; 3D animation, David Kretz ; animation, Fatou Maty Diouf, Myron Campbell ; sound design, Richard Kim ; foley, Richard Kim ; audio editing, Richard Kim ; executive producer, Derek Mazur, Graydon McCrea, Dominique Keller.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2007.
Target Audience Note:	9-11.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).