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Memories of Earth
20021 h 8 min 35 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Jean Lemire
Production: Roger FrappierJean Lemire
Produced by Max Films Télévision Inc. with the participation of Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian cable industry, Telefilm Canada: Equity Investement Program, CTF: Licence Fee Program Film and Television Tax Credit - Gestion SODEC, Government of Canada (Tax Credit Program), SODEC - Société de développement des entreprises culturelles - Québec and with the co-operation of The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Canada, TV5 Québec Canada, Bravo! Canada: a division of CHUM Limited.
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Set against the unforgettable beauty of Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), Memories of Earth takes viewers on a journey guided by traces of the past. The film records the meeting of two artistic worlds: that of the Haida, an indigenous people whose cultural life and mythology bespeak their belief in a tangible link between the real and the imaginary, and that of Frédéric Back, a master of animated film and committed humanist, whose works is an appeal to respect all things created. Through the magic of animation, the documentary casts fresh light on the legends and spirituality of the Haida.
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Subject categories
- Animals > Animal Life
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > British ColumbiaLegends and LiteratureOral CultureReligion and SpiritualityVisual Arts and Architecture
- Environment and Conservation > Indigenous Concerns
- Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Indigenous Spirituality
- Plants > Plant Life
- Ethics and Religious Culture > Ethical Values
- Diversity > Identity
- Indigenous Studies > Identity/Society
- Arts Education > Visual Arts
Credits
- director
- Jean Lemire
- animation
- Frédéric Back
- narrator
- Vlasta Vrana
- cinematography
- Georges Dufaux
- Martin Leclerc
- Jacques Bouffard
- underwater camera
- Mario Cyr
- animation camera
- Claude Lapierre
- production manager
- Hubert Tison
- location sound
- Claude LaHaye
- Hubert Macé de Gastines
- picture editing
- Alain Belhumeur
- sound design
- Claude Beaugrand
- original music
- Simon Leclerc
- orchestration
- Simon Leclerc
- music collaboration
- Richard Séguin
- singer
- Guujaaw
- executive producer
- Roger Frappier
- producer
- Jean Lemire
- associate producer
- Claude Cartier
- participation
- James Hart
- Frédéric Back
- Guujaaw
- Mabel P. Williams
- Guylaine Back
Awards
- TV5 Award - broadcast on TV5International Francophone Film Festival in Acadie
- Public Prize La Vague for Best DocumentaryInternational Francophone Film Festival in Acadie