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Sauk-Ai
19779 min 53 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Tony Westman
Production: Peter JonesShelah ReljicJohn Taylor
Script: Brian Kit McLeod
Based on a legend of the Tsimshian in British Columbia, this film is about a spirit called Raven who takes the shape of a man. One day, as he is searching for food, he meets Salmon Woman, who embodies the Spirit of the Salmon. Their life together unfolds in harmony until Raven forgets his happiness and turns on his wife in anger. Underlying this simple tale is the timeless reality of how fragile the links between people are and how easily they can be ruptured.
Subject categories
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > British ColumbiaLegends and Literature
- Literature and Language - Canada > Indigenous Traditional Stories
Credits
- director
- Tony Westman
- photography
- Tony Westman
- producer
- Peter Jones
- Shelah Reljic
- executive producer
- John Taylor
- script
- Brian Kit McLeod
- sound
- Richard Patton
- editing
- George Johnson
- re-recording
- Barry P. Jones
- animation
- Howard Pedlar
- music
- Peter Bjerring
- cast
- Frank Austin
- Darlene Malczewska