Our City Our Voices: Follow the Eagle and Slo-Pitch
2005
21 min
Coming soon
Follow the Eagle is a short film that reminds us of the importance of our elders, especially in the inner city. It focuses on the Elders-in-Training project, created to help next-generation Elders take on their role. Slo-Pitch introduces us to Brian Arrance, an HIV-positive Cree man. Brian introduces us to the Downtown Eastside Slo-Pitch League, which provides family-oriented recreation in the heart of the city and shares how he's found fun and support in the League. These two short documentaries were produced as part of program aimed at providing Indigenous people with the opportunity, and skills, to tell their stories.
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Follow the Eagle is a short film that reminds us of the importance of our elders, especially in the inner city. It focuses on the Elders-in-Training project, created to help next-generation Elders take on their role. Slo-Pitch introduces us to Brian Arrance, an HIV-positive Cree man. Brian introduces us to the Downtown Eastside Slo-Pitch League, which provides family-oriented recreation in the heart of the city and shares how he's found fun and support in the League. These two short documentaries were produced as part of program aimed at providing Indigenous people with the opportunity, and skills, to tell their stories.
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project directorKamala Todd
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producerSelwyn Jacob
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associate producerDuane Ghastant' Aucoin
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editorKevin Lee Burton
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composerRussell Wallace
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sound supervisorJamie Mahaffey
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participantAline LaflammeOliver MunroDJ NorrisJohn Springstorm ThomasDonna WhonnockBrenda ArranceBrian ArranceCory ArranceNorm DennisNathan MuldoeBrenda NorrisCorina NorrisEddie Taylor
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directorLorraine FoxDavid MoosetailVera WabegijigLouise LagimodiereMary Suchell
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cameraKevin Lee BurtonDavid MoosetailVera WabegijigLouise LagimodiereMary Suchell
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soundLorraine FoxDavid MoosetailVera WabegijigLouise LagimodiereMary Suchell
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conceptLorraine FoxDavid MoosetailBrenda WesleyBrian ArrancePat DularmeLouise Lagimodiere
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directing consultantLoretta ToddGeorge M. Henry
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camera mentorKevin Lee BurtonCease Wyss
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editing consultantShirley Claydon
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re-recording mixerJamie Mahaffey
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audio post studioThe Sound Kitchen
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post-production servicesFinale Editworks
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production clerkChristine Sears
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production supervisorKathryn Lynch
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program administratorBruce Hagerman
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executive producerRina Fraticelli
Education
Ages 13 to 18
Indigenous Studies - History/Politics
Indigenous Studies - Identity/Society
Indigenous Studies - Issues and Contemporary Challenges
Physical Education - Fitness
These two documentaries can inspire further learning about Indigenous contexts within the urban setting of downtown Vancouver. Who are the original First Nations that lived in the territory of what is now known as the Downtown Eastside (DTES) and why is it important to learn about and acknowledge their history? How have First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples been displaced from the land and how does this disconnect relate to the health and well-being of individuals? What are the needs of urban First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and how are these needs being met? What are some of the significant worldviews that were communicated in this film? Why is it necessary for First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples to connect with each other in a meaningful way when dislocated from their home community? What led to Elders having a disconnection from their cultural ways and why is it important to support the reconnection? How can this reconnection to culture be good for all of Canadian society? How do sports activate healing and create a sense of belonging? How can social programs, such as sports, contribute to crime prevention, harm reduction, and community and family relations, and how can these programs be supported?
