Directed by Amanda Strong

Logline: Young, gender non-binary Anishinaabeg collects sap ceremonially with 10,000-year-old shapeshifting Sasquatch in urban Ontario.

Synopsis: Accompanied by a 10,000-year-old shapeshifter and friend known as Sabe, Biidaaban sets out on a mission to reclaim the ceremonial harvesting of sap from maple trees in an unwelcoming suburban neighbourhood of Ontario. This mesmerizing stop-motion animation weaves together multiple worlds through time and space, calling for a rebellion.

Distribution Contact: WFG

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RUNTIME: 18 Minutes
GENRE: Experimental, Narrative, Fiction, Animation
PRODUCTION FORMAT: HD
LANGUAGE: Anishinaabe, English
LOCATION: British Columbia
TECHNIQUES: Animated Objects, Puppets, Computer Animation, Stop Motion, Visual Effects
KEYWORDS: Ecology, Gender, Indigenous Topic, Lgbt, Politics, Spirituality, Tale, Women, Youth, Anishinaabe, Sap, Harvest, Decolonize, Sugar Maples, Suburbia, Caribou Ghosts And Untold Stories, LGBTQ Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker, Female Filmmaker