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How People Got Fire
Description
How People Got Fire centres on Grandma Kay (based on
elder Kitty Smith) and the connection she forges with the village children
through the oral tradition of their culture.
Twelve-year-old Tish is one of those children - an introspective,
talented girl who feels particularly drawn to Grandma Kay's kitchen. Here,
past and present blend, myth and reality meet, and the metaphor of fire
infuses all in a location that lies at the heart of the community's spiritual
and cultural memory.
2008, 16 min 02 s
Awards
Best Animated Short Film
Annual American Indian Film Festival
November 6 to 14 2009, San Francisco - USA
Best Short Documentary
Imagine Native Film + Media Arts Festival
October 14 to 18 2009, Toronto - Canada
Best Animation
Annual Dreamspeakers / International Aboriginal Cultural, Artistic and Film Festival
June 18 to 21 2009, Edmonton - Canada
TEUEIKAN Second Prize
First Peoples' Festival (Land InSights)
June 11 to 21 2009, Montréal - Canada
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