Saturday 11am - 1pm | OCT. 20 CHILDREN’S PROGRAM Al Green Theatre
Bizou and the Wonderful World of Animals
Amy Goes to Wadjemup Island
Bizou and the Wonderful World of Animals
Amy Goes to Wadjemup Island
Director: Jerry Thevenet Canada, 24:00, 2007, Beta SP
Director: Denise Groves Australia, 8:20, 2006, Beta SP
World Premiere
Noongar and English with English subtitles
Hear stories, learn words in Aboriginal languages, and have tons of fun with Bizou!
International Premiere
Jerry Thevenet is a Labrador Métis filmmaker who has created a large body of work as a writer, director, and producer.
Maq and the Spirit of the Woods
On a visit with her Gran, young Amy discovers a magical connection to Wadjemup Island and joins in her family’s reflections of their history there.
Director: Phyllis Grant Canada, 8.30, 2006, Beta SP
Published author and lecturer Denise Groves is the program chair for Australian Indigenous Studies at Murdoch University in Western Australia. This is her first film.
Toronto Premiere
Aydaygooay
An animated tale of a young boy who shares an adventure with the Spirit of the Woods.
Director: Mary Code Canada, 5:55, 2007, Beta SP Ontario Premiere
Phyllis Grant (Mi’qmaq) is a rap/spoken-word artist and beat composer from the Pabineau First Nation in New Brunswick. She is also known by the alias MO3.
Images of the barren tundra are beautifully woven with animation to tell the Sayisi Dene legend of how Aydaygooay brought the caribou back to his people. Mary Code is from the Sayisi Dene First Nation in northern Manitoba. Aydaygooay won the Made in the Yukon award at the 2007 Dawson City International Short Film Festival. Co-presented by
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