We ended up with 6 amazing films, everyone with a really unique visual style and voice -

Here are little teasers - the full films will be on the our world site this in a couple of months - the Haida transcriptions are being put on.

Gwaliga Hart constructed a multi-layered story (short drama) entirely scripted and shot in video.  With the assistance of Nate Jolley, he was able to shoot this beautiful film in a couple of days. With the help of elder, Ts’inni Steven Brown (also our language expert), and Gwaliga’s little cousin Morris White, he was able to stage scenes that were very natural and charming. The film is about a young Haida boy who visits his ts’inni (grandfather) for story time, and is transported into a magical world of Haida language and tradition. This world is one that represents a world of nature, animals, language and Haida ways which are disappearing. Gwaliga managed to translate his strong vision and message through the medium of film.

(Nate & Gwaliga storyboarding)