The Burnt Village

Directed/Animated/Edited by: Jerrel Nelson

A poetic animation of an old song and story of Jerrel’s Nuxalk ancestors.

Nuxalk Translation: Clyde Tallio & Annie Schooner

Nuxalk Narration: Jerrel Nelson

- Bella Coola BC - 2011, 2:52

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Why I Love My Culture

Directed/Edited by: Francis Sandy

A young girl shares a story of her ancestors and their loss of identity. She shares her efforts to revitalize and celebrate her culture for her generation and beyond.

Nuxalk Translation: Clyde Tallio & Annie Schooner

Nuxalk Narration: Francis Sandy

- Bella Coola BC - 2011, 3:47

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Learning the Thunder Dance

Directed/Animated/Edited by: Sherman Snow
Original Artwork by: Shermann Snow

This film is a reflection on the filmmaker’s relationship to his culture and his love for traditional dance.

Nuxalk Translation: Clyde Tallio & Annie Schooner

Nuxalk Narration: Sherman Snow

- Bella Coola BC - 2011, 3:30

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Smayusta of the Walkus

Directed/Animated/Edited by Clayton (Nan) Walkus

A stop-motion animation created with paper cut outs of a traditional story.

Nuxalk Translation: Clyde Tallio & Annie Schooner

Nuxalk Narration: Clayton (Nan) Walkus

- Bella Coola BC - 2011, 3:26

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Dakelh - Love Song

Directed/Edited/Photography by: Sacho yudi’ai (January) Longe

A short video depicting different Dakelh phrases in a creative way!

Dakelh & Nuxalk Translation: Karen Squinas & Clyde Tallio

Dakelh Narration: Sacho yudi’ai (January) Longe

- Bella Coola BC - 2011, 1:30

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Bella Coola Behind the Scenes

Here is a fun little video showing the behind the scenes of the Bella Coola filmmaking workshops.

Bella Coola Screening Day

The next day was a screening specifically for the Acwsalcta School - during their morning assembly

The students loved the films!

Bella Coola Screening Night

The community screening was open to everyone in the community! It was free to attend and we had popcorn, cake and drinks! A party!

The audience setting in with drinks and popcorn

The filmmakers: Francis, Jerrel, Clayton, Sherman and January accept the audience's applause.

Clyde introduces the project and the filmmakers

Bella Coola day of screening...

There is always excitement in the filmmaking experience...right down to the very last moment...

Here we are recording in the morning of the screening!

Clyde helps Clayton with his voice over, Lisa monitors the recording.

Bella Coola production continues

Animating frame by frame...

Clayton moving one of his characters

Elisa and Jerrel work on animation

Francis and Sherman work on their edits, Catrina is always an encouraging voice

Ernie Hood is our Assistant Mentor and a worksho Vetran

Bella Coola translation

Translation is an important and labour intensive part of these workshops...Clyde Tallio works with elder Annie Schooner (Snxakila) every morning to translate 4 stories.

Sun Peak Collision

Created by Jack Johnson
A Nuxalk youth talks about the importance of his art in relationship to his culture.

Created for Vancouver's Documentary Film Festival - DOXA.

- Vancouver BC - 2008,  2:07

Happy Boy

Created by Samantha Edgar and Ernestdeen Hood
An excerpt of a Nuxalk legend is interpreted with the help of green screen special effects.

Created for Vancouver's Documentary Film Festival - DOXA.

Narration/Translation: Phyllis King - La7lay

- Vancouver BC - 2008, 2:30

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Sháshishálem

Actors/Directors: Manuela Salinas & Malcolm Paul

Artwork by Manuela Salinas

A fantastical Language Class dreamed up by two youth from the Sechelt First Nation incorporating live action and animation. 

Created for Vancouver's Documentary Film Festival- DOXA.

Translation by: Donna Joe

- Vancouver BC - 2008, 4:05 

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Friendship Songs & Dreams

Created by Perry Erickson

An abstracted vision of the city of Vancouver through the eyes of a visiting Nuxalk youth.

Created for Vancouver's Documentary Film Festival - DOXA.

Nuxalk Singers: Chris Nelson and Lance Nelson

- Vancouver BC - 2008, 4:19

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DOXA - Production Day 4

Almost there! The studio is ON FIRE. Everyone is racing toward the finish line!

A workshop in motion!

Jack and Lisa Jackson watch Sun Peak Collision

Manuela's butterfly

Malcolm edits Manuela's butterfly into their movie Shashishalem!

Manuela enjoys the editing process

Perry and D'Arcy O'Connor working on sound design for Friendship Songs and Dreams 

Samantha editing Happy Boy

Ernie, Sam and Cat have some fun adding fire to the green screen

DOXA - Production Day 3

A big day of production! Phew! 

Doreen Manuel from Capilano College invited filmmakers to use their state of the art green screen! So 2/3 of our crew headed north, while the others continued at the NFB studio.

Our trustee Connexions coordinator, Meghna Haldar made sure we continue to be fed and know where to go and when.

Language has been a challenge due to the nature of the workshop – participants are away from their communities & language experts - but we are doing a lot of work over the phone!

Malcolm, Ernestdeen, Samantha and Perry head to Capilano College Film Centre on the North Shore of Vancouver

Capilano College generously supported Ernie and Sam to shoot a green screen scene for Happy Boy

Perry works the camera with mentor Lisa g's help

Sam directs Malcolm who will be "Happy Boy"

Ernie, as stand in

Meanwhile back at the National Film Board, Jack paints a sweatshirt - taking video of the whole process

Jack and D'Arcy O'Connor work on sound design

Manuela draws more characters to animate for her video 

Malcolm works on his edit and you can see Jack in the background working on his stop motion painting!

DOXA - Production Day 1

DOXA, the Vancouver Documentary Film Festival and the NFB have collaborated to bring together “CONNEXIONS 2008”. Connexions is the youth component of the DOXA film fest. OUR WORLD and the NFB were able to bring down four participants from Bella Coola that had previously participated in the workshops. DOXA helped to bring two new participants from Sechelt (Shishalh Nation) and brought in 3 mentors from the Capilano College Independent Indigenous Filmmaking Program (Greg Coyes, Justin MacGregor, Doreen Manuel) to help out with story development.

Day one of the workshop at the National Film Board's Hemlock Street Studio has already been a long haul for this group! ;)

Left to right at the back: Manuela, Sam, Ernie & Jack. Front: Perry.

Our Land

Kulhulmcilh

By Samantha Edgar

A young Nuxalk woman reclaims her heritage.

- Bella Coola BC - 2007, 3:08

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Counting & Body Parts

Mntsk & Unkwtsta

By Ernestdeen Hood

A Nuxalk teaching tool helping children learn numbers.

- Bella Coola BC - 2007, 2:36

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