Wapos Bay: There's No "I" in Hockey

200524 min 1 secFilm: Animation, Children's film, Fiction

G

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.

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