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Stories Are in Our Bones
201911 min 17 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Janine Windolph
Production: Coty SavardJon MontesDavid Christensen
Script: Janine Windolph
In this layered short film, filmmaker Janine Windolph takes her young sons fishing with their kokum (grandmother), a residential school survivor who retains a deep knowledge and memory of the land. The act of reconnecting with their homeland is a cultural and familial healing journey for the boys, who are growing up in the city. It’s also a powerful form of resistance for the women.
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Subject categories
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Family LifeFishingResidential Schools
- Fishing and Hunting Industries > Traditional Fishing
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Adolescent Development
- Diversity > Diversity in Communities
- Indigenous Studies > Identity/Society
- Nature & Ecological Knowledge > Fishing & Harvesting
- Indigenous Peoples: Canada > Plains Cree
- Education > Residential Schools History, Personal Accounts, Experience
Credits
- writer
- Janine Windolph
- director
- Janine Windolph
- participation
- Bruce McKenzie
- Marian Otter
- Corwyn Windolph-Turtle
- Dawlari Windolph
- associate producer
- Coty Savard
- producer
- Jon Montes
- executive producer
- David Christensen
- director of photography
- Patrick McLaughlin
- editing
- Conor McNally
- sound design
- Anita Lubosch
- music
- Anita Lubosch
- location sound recording
- Tim Bender
- additional cinematography
- Candy Fox
- cultural awareness training
- Marian Otter
- guide
- Jim Searson
- Bruce McKenzie
- narration sound recording
- Dmitri Bandet
- assistant editing
- Marc Greene
- transcription
- Lori Heath
- technical coordinator
- Luc Binette
- titles
- Mélanie Bouchard
- online editing
- Tony Wytinck
- recording
- Bruce Little
- re-recording
- Bruce Little
- studio operations manager
- Darin Clausen
- administrator
- Bree Beach
- Devon Supeene
- production coordinator
- April Dunsmore
- Faye Yoneda
- production supervisor
- Esther Viragh
- marketing manager
- Leslie Stafford
- legal counsel
- Christian Pitchen
- executive director
- Michelle van Beusekom