How People Got Fire

In the village of Carcross, in the Tagish First Nation, Grandma Kay invites the local children into her kitchen and tells them the traditional tale of how Crow brought fire to people. As the story unfolds in this animated short, we also meet 12-year-old Tish, an introspective, talented girl who feels drawn to the elder’s kitchen. Here, past and present blend, myth and reality meet, and the metaphor of fire infuses all in a location that lies at the heart of this Native community’s spiritual and cultural memory.

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Film Credit

screenplay
Daniel Janke
direction
Daniel Janke
producer
Svend-Erik Eriksen
Martin Rose
director of photography
Brian Johnson
narrator
Louise Profeit-Leblanc
animation
Christopher Auchter
design
Christopher Auchter
narrator
Jonnie-Lyn Kushniruk
design
Jay White
lead animator
Jay White
classical animation
Christopher Auchter
Stuart Andrew Sharp
editor
Andrew Connors
sound design
Daniel Janke
sound supervision
Dennis Burke
cast
Mae Hume
Jonnie-Lyn Kushniruk
Amy Smarch
Austin Smith
set decorator
Emma Barr
wardrobe
Linda Talbot
research
Sharon Shorty
music composer
Daniel Janke
re-recording mixer
Dennis Burke

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