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The Strange Case of Bunny Weequod
199924 minFilm: Fiction
Direction: Steve Van Denzen
Production: Brian DennisJohn RoyGerry FlahiveDave Deleary
Script: Drew Hayden Taylor
Produced by Cool Native Productions in association with the National Film Board of Canada with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian cable industry, Telefilm Canada: Equity Investment Program, CTF: license Fee Program, Rogers Telefund, with the assistance of the canadian Film or Video Tax Credit, and the participation of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CFCF 12, and TVNC.
There's something funny going on in the lakes--and Bunny Weequod is, quite literally, going to get to the bottom of it. Bunny is puzzled by the number of fish dying in his lake. While out fishing one night he capsizes and is presumed dead, only to wash up the next morning a completely different man.
Bunny's wife, Janine, worries about her husband's increasingly bizarre behaviour, until an elder realizes the trouble: Bunny has been changed by the legendary little people of Ojibway lore. And now he must pay his respects to them in order to restore harmony to the lakes.
The Strange Case of Bunny Weequod is a drama in Ojibway, with English subtitles, that blends folklore and humour with a contemporary environmental theme. Created by a team of Aboriginal filmmakers, this work is a gift to both Native elders and the younger generation: it keeps alive sacred stories while ensuring that the Ojibway language flourishes well into the new millennium. Produced in collaboration with an expert on the language, this video is also ideal for Ojibway learners.
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Subject categories
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Environmental IssuesLegends and Literature
- Environment and Conservation > Indigenous Concerns
- Literature and Language - Canada > Language Issues
Credits
- cast
- Lorne Cardinal
- Kateri Walker
- Bernelda Wheeler
- Vince Manitowabi
- executive producer
- Brian Dennis
- dialect coach
- Isadore Toulouse
- producer
- John Roy
- Gerry Flahive
- writer
- Drew Hayden Taylor
- director
- Steve Van Denzen
- director of photography
- Kevin Murphy
- editor
- David Ransley
- production designer
- Jonathan Savan
- costume designer
- Tisha
- composer
- Richard Fortin
- continuity
- Joanne Harwood
- associate producer
- Dave Deleary
- stunt coordinator
- Marco Bianco
- unit manager
- A.J. Hordal
- on set mixer
- Rob Scherer
- assistant camera
- Akira Nishihata
- Johnathan Van Seader
- stills photography
- Michael Gibson
- set dresser
- Bruce Greenfield
- props master
- Malcolm Gibson
- makeup artist
- Christopher Pizzarelli
- hairstylist
- Cheryl Ross
- gaffer
- Alex Dawes
- best boy
- Sean Dawes
- electric
- Michael Tawadros
- genny operator
- Nigel Draper
- key grip
- Bob O'Connor
- best boy grip
- Donald Irvine
- grip
- Peter Schalakowskyj
- crane operator
- Rocky Brown
- craft service
- Geoffrey Preston
- dog wrangler
- Jane Conway
- boat wrangler
- Marcel Bérubé
- boom operator
- John Bell
- wardrobe assistant
- Simone Smith
- Elizabeth Parsons
- assistant director
- Lorin Raine
- Sarah Campbell
- Catherine Wallace
- sound mixer-post
- Alan De Graaf
- Paul Edwards
- dialogue editor
- Jonas Kuhnemann
- SFX sound editor
- Mark Beck
- production coordinator
- Kelly Kavanagh
- accountant
- Mary Robbie
- transport coordinator
- Michael Kielar
- honey wagon driver
- Ken Groumbridge
- driver
- Ilke Braun
- Greg Hopen