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Dancers of the Grass
20092 min 14 secFilm: Animation
Direction: Melanie Jackson
Production: Dennis JacksonMelanie JacksonAnand Ramayya
Script: Melanie Jackson
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in co-production with Animiki See Productions with the participation of APTN.
A stunning display of a stop motion animation, Dancers of the Grass
vividly depicts the majesty of the hoop dance, a tradition symbolizing the
unity of all nations.
Vistas - 13 short films on the theme of
"nationhood". Produced by the National Film Board of Canada and APTN.
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Subject categories
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Cultural Identity
- Dance > Dance Performances
- Indigenous Studies > Arts
- History and Citizenship Education > Culture and Currents of Thought (1500-present)
- Media Education > Film Animation
- Arts Education > Visual Arts
- Worldview, Belief, Spirituality Philosophy & Ideology > Dance Ceremonies
Credits
- writer
- Melanie Jackson
- director
- Melanie Jackson
- producer
- Dennis Jackson
- Melanie Jackson
- Anand Ramayya
- series producer
- Vanessa Loewen
- Joe MacDonald
- series executive producer
- Derek Mazur
- Peter Strutt
- animation supervisor
- Cam Lizotte
- animator
- Andrew Doll
- Cam Lizotte
- set construction
- Clayton Malinski
- scenery construction
- Melanie Jackson
- costume design
- Allison Brandt Malinski
- Melanie Jackson
- wardrobe
- Allison Brandt Malinski
- Melanie Jackson
- puppet fabricator
- Amber Rees
- Stacia Verigin
- Jordan Yaworski
- director of photography
- Andrew Forbes
- gaffer
- Craig Olson
- key grip
- Craig Olson
- grip
- Ryan Lalonde
- editor
- Jennifer Prokop
- assistant editor
- John Thronberg
- visual effects
- Bryan MacCallum
- light
- Andrew Gordon
- grip equipment
- Andrew Gordon
- production manager
- Rick Stefanowski
- post-production supervisor
- John Thronberg
- online editor
- Tony Wytinck
- audio post supervisor
- Ross Nykiforuk
- foley
- Daryl Pierce
- Randy Woods
- sound effects
- Daryl Pierce
- Randy Woods
- business affairs
- Linda Nemeth
- production supervisor
- Scott Collins
- production co-ordinator
- Rolande Petit
- program administrator
- Cyndi Forcand
- marketing manager
- Leslie Stafford