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Shaman

Echo Henoche
2017 | 5 min
Hand-Drawn Animation

Selections and Awards

  • Official SelectionImagineNATIVE 2017

  • Official SelectionAmerican Indian Film Festival 2017

  • Official SelectionCalifornia's American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival 2017

  • Official SelectionMontreal First Peoples Festival 2018

  • Official SelectionIndigenous Film and Arts Festival 2018


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Team


Echo Henoche
Director


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Kat Baulu
Producer


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Annette Clarke
Executive Producer


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Photo : Dave Howells



Credits

A Film by
ECHO HENOCHE

Inspired by THE NUNATSIAVUT POLAR BEAR IN THE ROCK LEGEND

With the participation of
ALTHAYA SOLOMON, Throat Singer
KARRIE OBED,Drummer
ECHO HENOCHE, Throat Singer

Hand drawn animation by
ECHO HENOCHE

Mentoring Animators
DAVID SEITZ
ELISE SIMARD
GLENN GEAR

Story and cultural consultant
ASINNAJAQ

Compositors
DAVID SEITZ
GLENN GEAR

Music Supervisor
LUIGI ALLEMANO

Sound Design
LUIGI ALLEMANO

Foley
KARLA BAUMGARDNER

Music
ÂEO – Traditional song
Althaya Solomon and Echo Henoche ©2017
Yâko – Original throat song
Althaya Solomon and Echo Henoche ©2017
Shaman’s Lullaby – Original song
Written and performed by Luigi Allemano with vocals by Echo Henoche ©2017

Production Managers
MYLÈNE AUGUSTIN
DARA JADE MOATS

Reseacher & Cultural Consultation
MICHELLE E. SMITH

On-line Editor
YANNICK CARRIER

Titles
JACQUES BERTRAND SIMARD

Head, Technical Resources
PIERRE FERLATTE
STEVE HALLÉ
JULIE LAPERRIÈRE

Technical Director, Animation / Production
ELOI CHAMPAGNE

Technical Animation Coordinator
RANDALL FINNERTY

Project Technical Coordinators
JEAN-FRANÇOIS LAPRISE
DANIEL LORD

Digital Editing Technicians
PIERRE DUPONT
ISABELLE PAINCHAUD
PATRICK TRAHAN

Recording
GEOFFREY MITCHELL

Re-recording Mixer
JEAN PAUL VIALARD

Mentors and trainers
CLAIRE BLANCHET
FRED CASIA
GLENN GEAR
JONATHAN NG
JIN HYUN PARK
DAVID SEITZ
ELISE SIMARD

ASINNAJAQ
JONATHAN WRIGHT

Inuktitut Translation
JOAN DICKER

Marketing Manager
GENEVIÈVE BÉRARD

Publicist
PATRICIA DILLON-MOORE

Publicity Stills
BARRY POTTLE

Publicity Video
ANGEL TRASGALLO CARPIO

Senior Production Coordinator
ISABELLE LIMOGES

Production Coordinator
CHRISTINE WILLIAMS

Transportation Coordinator
MELINA MESHER

Program Administrators
LESLIE ANNE POYNTZ
CAMILA BLOS

Business Affairs
CHRISTIAN PITCHEN

Producer
KAT BAULU

Executive Producer
ANNETTE CLARKE

Executive Director
MICHELLE VAN BEUSEKOM

With gratitude to the Community of Nain, Labrador who made this film possible:

CHANTELLE ANDERSEN
HEATHER ANGNATOK
GARY BAIKIE

LUCY BRENNAN
MICHELLE DAVIES
JOAN DICKER
HEATHER IGLOLIORTE
JOHANNES LAMPE
JACOB LARKIN
SARAH LEO
DAVE LOUGH
SEAN LYALL
OSSIE MICHELIN
MALVE PETERSMANN
MORRIS PROKOP
JOHN TERRIAK
SOPHIE TREMBLAY-MORISSETTE
FRAN WILLIAMS
BELINDA WEBB

Special Thanks
ANDREW BISSON
EVA CVIJANOVIC
ROSALINA DI SARIO
STÉPHANIE L’ÉCUYER
MELISA FORERO
DOMINIQUE FORGET
MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA
GEOFF GOODYEAR
LINDA GRUSSANI
JULIE HUGUET
ELIZABETH LOGUE
JON MONTES
ALANIS OBOMSAWIN
JANET PERLMAN
PIERRE PLOUFFE
DR. CAROL ROWAN
KATHRYN RUSCITO
MARK DAVID TURNER
JOBIE WEETALUKTUK
REGINALD WINSOR

My Inspiration
My grandfather, artist GILBERT HAY
My mom KATIE HENOCHE
My best friend ALTHAYA SOLOMON
My sisters EMELIA, HAILEY & SHANIA
My father JOHN WINTERS
My friend PERCY PONNIUK
My art teacher, TONY TIBBO
All my family, friends & community members

©2017 The National Film Board of Canada

 



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