2026 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival

Short Film Program: Legends by the Fire

Expired June 15, 2026 3:59 AM
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Telling stories by the fire is a universal cultural practice. Take a seat and join us to hear these legendary stories that are traditional, familial, and a mix of both. 


These shorts programs may differentiate from the shorts programs presented at our in-person festival screenings due to the various geoblocking restraints on each film.

A traditionally animated in-language Anishinaabe story of how the arrow got its feathers.



Isaac Murdoch is a renowned Indigenous artist and activist who shares the culture of First Nations through powerful storytelling.



  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    15 minutes
  • Language
    Anishinaabemowin
  • Country
    Canada
  • Genre
    Short, Fiction, Animation
  • Director
    Isaac Murdoch (Anishnaabe)
  • Screenwriter
    Danielle Boissoneau (Anishnaabe)
  • Producer
    Isaac Murdoch (Anishnaabe), Tyler Young, Danny Silver, Dong Chang, Christopher Johnson
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