Totem Talk (1997)
Traditional Northwestern Indigenous spiritual images combined with cutting-edge computer animation in this surreal short film about the power of tradition. Three urban Indigenous teens are whisked away to an imaginary land by a magical raven, and there they encounter a totem pole. The totem pole's characters—a raven, a frog and a bear—come to life, becoming their teachers, guides and friends. Features a special interview with J. Bradley Hunt, the celebrated Heiltsuk artist on whose work the characters in Totem Talk are based.
- Date of release
- 1997-04-03
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 22m
- Genres
- Animation, Documentary
- Director
- Annie Frazier Henry
Casting
- Morgan Rose — Teen
- David Thomas — Teen
- Michael Sherwood — Teen
- Stella Johnson — Totem (voice)
- Sam Bob — Totem (voice)
- Chief Henry Seaweed — Dancer
- Jason Taylor — Dancer
- J. Bradley Hunt — Self
- Sean Hunt — Self
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