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| Directed by Terril Calder |
| Canada, 2021 (animation, 19 minutes, colour, Anishinaabemowin / English) |
| Also known as "Meneath : l'île secrète de l'éthique" |
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| Image: © National Film Board of Canada |
| Video (National Film Board of Canada) |
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Film Description: "Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics dives deeply into the innate contrast between the Seven Deadly Sins (Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Pride and Envy) and the Seven Sacred Teachings (Love, Respect, Wisdom, Courage, Truth, Honesty and Humility), as embodied in the life of a precocious Métis baby. Brought to life by Terril Calder's darkly beautiful stop-motion animation, her inner turmoil of abuse is laid bare with unflinching honesty. Convinced she's soiled and destined for Hell, Baby Girl receives teachings that fill her with strength and pride, and affirm a path towards healing. Calder's tour-de-force unearths a hauntingly familiar yet hopeful world that illuminates the bias of colonial systems." -- National Film Board of Canada (source) |
| Film Credits (partial): | |
| Written by: | Terril Lee Calder |
| Produced by: | Jelena Popovic, Michael Fukushima, Jason Ryle |
| Principal Cast: | Lake Delisle, Gail Maurice, Kent McQuaid, Terril Lee Calder |
| Animation: | Terril Lee Calder, Zane Kozak |
| Film Editing: | Jeff Barnaby |
| Music: | Judith Gruber-Stitzer |
| Production Company: | National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada |
"This short animated film [Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics] completely blew my mind as well as gave me incredible pause for thought. I hadn't really conceived of the blaring mixed messages given to me throughout my life as a Native man, but this short animated film by Terri Calder was a brilliant, thoughtful and insightful take on the flood of contradictory thoughts shoved down the throats of Indigenous people by colonizers throughout history."
-- Vincent Schilling
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