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The Golden Spruce

This is a traditional Haida story told in the Haida language (Xaaydaa Kil). A young boy and his grandfather live in a village. After a terrible winter, everyone else gets sick and dies. The boy and grandfather leave the village, and the grandfather says to the boy "don't look back." They travel through the forest and eventually come upon a stream. The boy sees a salmon jumping, and he thinks of his fishing gear back in the village, and looks back... with transformative consequences.

This movie was made as part of the Haidawood Media Project in 2008. We are currently looking for funds to make another movie. We are also interested in making movies with other communities and First Nations groups. Please contact us if you have some funding to make a community animation project.

Filmmaker: Ken Leslie

Filmmaker Contact:

 

kenneth.rajan.leslie@gmail.com

778.430.8814

 

 

Producer's Name: Haidawood Media Project

Year of Production: 2009

Distributor Information:

 

We are interestedin making community animated movies with other communities. Please contact us if you have a story you want to animate and some funding.

Country: Canada

Region: Pacific North West

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The Golden Spruce

This is a traditional Haida story told in the Haida language (Xaaydaa Kil). A young boy and his grandfather live in a village. After a terrible winter, everyone else gets sick and dies. The boy and grandfather leave the village, and the grandfather says to the boy "don't look back." They travel through the forest and eventually come upon a stream.

Yaanii K'uuka

A little girl is naughty and doesn't listen to her mother. "Be nice! Or Yaanii K'uuka will get you!" One day, a beautiful woman arrives at the longhouse... This is a traditional story told in the Haida language (Xaaydaa Kil) with English subtitles.

Haida Teen Night

This was a super short movie we made with Haida teens during a Teen Night at the Youth Center. Filmmaker: Ken Leslie Filmmaker Contact:   http://haidawood.blogspot.com/ Producer's Name: Haidawood Year of Production: 2007 Distributor Information:   http://haidawood.blogspot.com/ Country: Canada Region: Pacific North West

Haida Raid

This is the first Haidawood movie we made, in a wood shop. Filmmaker: Ken Leslie Filmmaker Contact:   haidawood.blogpsot.com Producer's Name: Haidawood Year of Production: 2007 Distributor Information:   haidawood.blogpspot.com Country: Canada Region: Pacific North West

Hoopla!

This movie was made as part of the Haidawood Media Project over a two week period in the summer of 2007. Haidawood aims to make short stop motion animated movies with the help of Haida youth, artists, and language teachers, to help promote and teach the Haida language. Filmmaker: Ken Leslie Filmmaker Contact: