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Spirit Bear and Children Make History

Directed by Amanda Strong
Canada, 2020 (animation / children's, 26 minutes, colour, English)

Film Description:
"Spirit Bear and Children Make History is a stop-motion animation of the book by the same name adapted for screen by Michif animator Amanda Strong and Cindy Blackstock. It tells the story of Spirit Bear hopping a train to Ottawa and banding together with children and animals to end injustice against First Nations children at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. Based on a real case that resulted in Canada being ordered to end its discriminatory underfunding of services for First Nations kids, this film was made especially for children, but is essential viewing for all Canadians."
-- First Nations Child & Family Caring Society (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Bracken Hanuse Corlett
Based on: Spirit Bear and Children Make History, a book by Cindy Blackstock, Eddy Robinson
Produced by: Cindy Blackstock, Amanda Strong, Nina Werewka, Lupe Danyluk, Andrea Auger, Jennifer King, Marc St. Dennis
Cinematography: Terrance Azzuolo, Shannon Elmitt, Fred Imbach, Brennan Clark
Animation: Deanna Partridge-David
Film Editing: Amanda Strong
Production Company: First Nations Child & Family Caring Society, Spotted Fawn Productions
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