Quote:
"That was so important to both myself and my co-director Michelle Derosier; to show people what we see when we see our land. We see this immense beauty. The beauty of the trees, the forest, the air, the sky, the rivers, and Gitchi Gami [Lake Superior]. To us we really wanted to make sure that we had represented the water and the land as characters because they're real. They are a part of us. That's what we were trying to convey in the film [Spirit to Soar]."
-- Tanya Talaga

Source:
Commanda, Erica. "Tanya Talaga on her film Spirit To Soar, debuting at Hot Docs '21." Interview with Tanya Talaga. Muskrat Magazine, April 30, 2021.