The Owl Who Married a Goose: An Eskimo Legend

19747 min 38 secFilm: Animation, Children's film

G

Direction: Caroline Leaf

Production: Pierre Moretti

Co-produced by the NFB and Indian and Northern Affairs.

In this Inuit legend it is plausible enough that a goose should capture the fancy of an owl and that the owl should be quite bewildered by what follows. The sound effects and voices are Inuktitut, but the animated pictures leave no doubt as to the happenings that transpire. It is a story with the wry humour characteristic of many Inuit tales, for audiences young or old.

Subject categories


  • Literature and Language > Animation based on LiteratureIndigenous Traditional Stories
  • Literature and Language - Canada > Children's MaterialsInuit Traditional Stories
  • Animals > Indigenous ConcernsStories
  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > Traditional stories
  • Indigenous Studies > Arts
  • Media Education > Film Animation
  • Health/Personal Development > Healthy RelationshipsMental Health/Stress/Suicide

Credits


director
Caroline Leaf
animation
Caroline Leaf
drawings
Agnes Nanogak
producer
Pierre Moretti
sound
Jeela Alilkatuktuk
Paul Angiyou
Martha Kauki
Samonee
editing
Pierre Lemelin

Awards


  • Special Jury MentionInternational Arctic Film Festival
  • Red Ribbon Award - Category 4: Language ArtsItinerant - American Film and Video Festival
  • First Prize with a Cash Award of 15,000 Austrian schillingsInternational Short Film Festival
  • First PrizeInternational Animation Film Festival
  • First Prize - Category: Films for ChildrenInternational Animation Festival
  • Silver AwardInformation Film Producers Association Convention
  • Special Award for AnimationCindy Competition
  • Silver Cindy Award - Category: Language ArtsCindy Competition
  • Victorian Government Prize of $1,300AUSTInternational Film Festival
  • Third Prize - Silver BoomerangInternational Film Festival
  • Etrog for Best Re-recording to Jean-Pierre JoutelGenie Awards
  • Etrog for Best Animation FilmGenie Awards
  • Émile Reynaud Special AwardInternational Animated Film Festival