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Wapos Bay: There's No "I" in Hockey
200524 min 1 secFilm: Animation, Children's film, Fiction
Direction: Dennis Jackson
Production: Dennis JacksonMelanie JacksonAnand RamayyaMichael ScottBob CroweRay RamayyaGraydon McCrea (National Film Board of Canada)
Script: Dennis JacksonJordan Wheeler
Produced by Wapos Bay Productions Inc. in co-production 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, the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit and the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, and in association with Aboriginal Peoples Television Network.
Talon and his cousin T-Bear play on the same hockey team, but their relationship becomes strained when they both try to win the attention of Melanie, a girl on an opposing team. The three are all playing in the hockey tournament at the Wapos Bay Winter Festival.
Meanwhile, Raven is having a little too much fun and not helping her grandmother prepare the Kohkum/Granddaughter bannock competition at the Festival. Frustrated by waiting for her granddaughter to help out, Kohkum quits preparing for the contest.
The three children acquire some valuable lessons with the help of Kohkum and Mushom, Raven's grandfather. T-Bear learns how to be a team player, and Raven is determined to compete in the contest.
Wapos Bay is a light-hearted stop-motion animation series about the adventures of three Cree children living in remote northern Saskatchewan. Guided by elders, extended family and their own insatiable curiosity, T-Bear, Talon and Raven learn how to balance traditional ways with newer ones. Dennis and Melanie Jackson created this charming award-winning series.
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Subject categories
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > ChildrenLifestylesReserves
- Children and Youth > Children's StoriesIndigenous Youth
- Health/Personal Development > Fitness/Physical ActivitiesHealthy Relationships
- Indigenous Studies > Identity/Society
- Physical Education > Safety/Fair Play/Leadership
Credits
- editor
- Jennifer Prokop
- music composer
- Ross Nykiforuk
- production designer
- Gloria Stefanson
- director of photography
- Paul Suderman
- producer
- Dennis Jackson
- Melanie Jackson
- Anand Ramayya
- Michael Scott
- writer
- Dennis Jackson
- director
- Dennis Jackson
- executive producer
- Bob Crowe
- Ray Ramayya
- Graydon McCrea
- Michael Scott
- cast
- Gordon Tootoosis
- Raven Brass
- Taylor Cook
- Eric Jackson
- Krystle Pederson
- Tyrone Tootoosis
- DerRic Starlight
- Mervin Brass
- Andrea Menard
- Tasha Moccasin
- Delvin Kennedy
- Joseph Naytowhow
- line production
- Ellen McEachern
- 1st assistant director
- Trevor Cameron
- 2nd assistant director
- Rick Stefanowski
- story editor
- Jordan Wheeler
- production consultant
- Torin Stefanson
- key animator
- Carll Machiskinic
- stop motion animator
- Bentley Poochay
- Jordan Yaworski
- Justin Scales
- Gilbert Baldhead
- Dennis Jackson
- Melanie Jackson
- dialogue timing
- Justin Scales
- character design
- Carll Machiskinic
- Bentley Poochay
- character sculpture
- Carll Machiskinic
- Bentley Poochay
- armature design
- Jordan Yaworski
- Justin Scales
- armature construction
- Jordan Yaworski
- Justin Scales
- art director - sets/construction
- Barry Stefanson
- art director - props
- Jean-Marie Michaud
- art department
- Amy Stefanson
- Dana Stefanson
- Joan Sinclair
- Amber Rees
- Mike Steckhan
- costume designer
- Cornellya Joss
- costumes
- Melanie Jackson
- Gloria Stefanson
- seamstress
- Lesley Jabour
- key grip
- Daniel Shingoose
- storyboard artist
- Jason Doll
- post-production supervisor
- Torin Stefanson
- visual effects
- Tracy K. Westgard
- Jordan Miller
- online editor
- Ken Adolph
- additional editor
- Torin Stefanson
- audio mixer
- Ross Nykiforuk
- foley
- Daryl Pierce
- sound fx
- Daryl Pierce
- musician
- Ross Nykiforuk
- Randy Woods
- Carrissa Klopoushak
- translator
- Kenneth Charlette
- Lawrence Durocher
- producer trainee
- Rick Stefanowski
- production co-ordinator
- Linda Nemeth
- bookkeeper
- Valentyna Mahina
- production assistant
- Rick Stefanowski
- Aaron Jackson
- Melanie Coad
- Monique Perron
- Rolande Petit
- work-ed student
- Cynthia Walker
- background photographer
- Dennis Jackson
- still photographer
- Shaun Salen
- publicist
- Melody Lindblom
- casting
- Tasha Hubbard
- catering
- Jake's On 21st
- Wanuskewin Heritage Park
- production supervisor
- Scott Collins
- business affairs coordinator
- Faye Yoneda
- program administrator
- Cyndi Forcand
Awards
- Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best Children's ProductionYorkton Film Festival
- Canada AwardGemini Awards
- Best Short DramaimagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival
- Honorable Mention - Category: Humanities International Film and Video Festival