Craft. Labour. Practice. Drudgery. Vocation. We work every day, sometimes with joy and a sense of fulfillment, sometimes with loathing and a sense of alienation. We labour for pay, for free, or for barter; we exert ourselves for overlords, for ourselves, or for our communities. These animated films from across the country and across the decades reflect on the ups and downs of our experiences as beings who toil and strive. And what medium could be more fitting than the labour-intensive delight of animation? Presented in partnership with Mayworks.
Indigenous people have harvested sap for thousands of years. In Biidaaban, a young genderfluid person and a shape-shifter continue this work in an urban setting.
- Year2018
- Runtime19 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- DirectorAmanda Strong
- ScreenwriterAmanda Strong, Amanda Strong, Bracken Hanuse Corlett, Bracken Hanuse Corlett, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
- Executive ProducerAmanda Strong
- CastLeanne Betasamosake Simpson
- CinematographerTerrance Azzuolo
- EditorAmanda Strong, Bracken Hanuse Corlett, Marcus Kliewer
- ComposerMenalon, Cris Derksen, Ziibiwan Rivers, Jeneen Frei Njootli
- Sound DesignMenalon, Ziibiwan Rivers, Jeneen Frei Njootli
Craft. Labour. Practice. Drudgery. Vocation. We work every day, sometimes with joy and a sense of fulfillment, sometimes with loathing and a sense of alienation. We labour for pay, for free, or for barter; we exert ourselves for overlords, for ourselves, or for our communities. These animated films from across the country and across the decades reflect on the ups and downs of our experiences as beings who toil and strive. And what medium could be more fitting than the labour-intensive delight of animation? Presented in partnership with Mayworks.
Indigenous people have harvested sap for thousands of years. In Biidaaban, a young genderfluid person and a shape-shifter continue this work in an urban setting.
- Year2018
- Runtime19 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- DirectorAmanda Strong
- ScreenwriterAmanda Strong, Amanda Strong, Bracken Hanuse Corlett, Bracken Hanuse Corlett, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
- Executive ProducerAmanda Strong
- CastLeanne Betasamosake Simpson
- CinematographerTerrance Azzuolo
- EditorAmanda Strong, Bracken Hanuse Corlett, Marcus Kliewer
- ComposerMenalon, Cris Derksen, Ziibiwan Rivers, Jeneen Frei Njootli
- Sound DesignMenalon, Ziibiwan Rivers, Jeneen Frei Njootli