2024 Tumbleweeds Film Festival for Kids

Tumbleweeds Shorts Celebration (Ages 4+)

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8 films in package
Trails of the Morning
Here comes a little girl who’s more of a morning person than Morning itself… and offers us a tender and touching portrait of friendship.
Contours
This multi-disciplinary performance celebrates the value and beauty of Great Salt Lake and all its inhabitants.
Arctic Song
Arctic Song is a short film of Inuit creation stories expressed through song and animation, based on the original artwork of Inuit artist, storyteller, and co-director Germaine Arnattaujuq (Arnaktauyok).
Gruff
Two goats wait for their big brother to kill the troll that may or may not be under the bridge they need to cross in this adaptation of Three Billy Goats Gruff .
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Winter in a Day
Bear dreams of one day experiencing winter and is sad to be missing it once again. With the help of some friends, Fox creates winter in a day for Bear.
Sand Pie
Mina with her Toy friend are having fun in a sandpit. Suddenly, mud pies are stamped out and the Toy is captured by cycling Totemites!
Ursa - The Song of the Northern Light
A beautiful and melancholic story about one little polar bear who is alone in the cold dark Arctic and looking for his mum.
Janwaar
Skate. Educate. Build community. These are the pillars of Janwaar – the greatest skatepark you’ve never heard of.
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A collection of short films curated by Utah Film Center.

In this six-minute short, Inuit artist, storyteller, and co-director Germaine Arnattaujuq (Arnaktauyok) depicts Inuit creation stories in all their glory. Arctic Song tells stories of how the land, sea, and sky came to be in beautifully rendered animation. Telling traditional Inuit tales from the Iglulik region of Nunavut through song, the film revitalizes ancient knowledge and shares it with future generations.

Awards Winner Best Animated Film–2022 Nunavut International Film Festival, Canada Winner Best Canadian Short Film–2022 International Montreal First Peoples Festival, Canada

Official Selection 2022 Asinabka Festival Snowscreen, Ottawa, Canada 2022 Available Light Film Festival, Whitehorse, Canada 2022 Skoden Indigenous Film Festival, Canada 2022 Reel to Real International Film Festival for Youth, Canada 2022 Edmonton International Film Festival, Canada 2022 American Indian Film Festival, San Francisco 2022 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, Canada 2022 Montreal International Children’s Film Festival, Canada 2022 Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal 2022 Nuuk International Film Festival, Greenland 2022 Chicago International Children's Film Festival (CICFF), U.S.A.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    6 minutes
  • Language
    Inuktitut
  • Country
    Canada
  • Premiere
    Not a Premiere
  • Rating
    Not Rated - Recommended for Ages 6+
  • Note
    This film contains themes of death that might be frightening to some young viewers.
  • Director
    Germaine Arnattaujuq (Arnaktauyok), Neil Christopher, Louise Flaherty
  • Screenwriter
    Germaine Arnattaujuq (Arnaktauyok), Neil Christopher, Celina Kalluk
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