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The Grandfather Drum
In this stunning storybook animation, the forceful removal of a healing drum from an Anishinabek community disrupts the balance between the sky-world and the underworld.
Director
Michelle Derosier (Anishinaabe)
Derosier is an artist, activist, and filmmaker from Migisi Sahgaigan First Nation who has lived and worked in the North throughout her career. Her work has been shown internationally at festivals including Sundance, Traverse City, and imagineNATIVE. She has directed shorts such as Eagle vs. Sparrow, The Grandfather Drum, and Audrey’s Story, the feature Angelique’s Aisle, and episodes of Amplify and The Passionate Eye.
Writer
Michelle Derosier (Anishinaabe)
Producers
Michelle Derosier (Anishinaabe), Sonya Lacroix
Genres
Animation, Drama
Interests
Arts and Culture, BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
Thunderstone Pictures
