Tales of Sand and Snow
2004
48 min
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In a quest to rediscover the spiritual values of his own people, an African filmmaker from the Gourmantche tribe of Burkina Faso visits the Atikamekw of Northern Quebec. The resulting documentary is a dialogue between those who divine the future in the sand with those who use snow-encased sweat lodges to reconnect with the spiritual world.
This work contains scenes of violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
Details
In a quest to rediscover the spiritual values of his own people, an African filmmaker from the Gourmantche tribe of Burkina Faso visits the Atikamekw of Northern Quebec. The resulting documentary is a dialogue between those who divine the future in the sand with those who use snow-encased sweat lodges to reconnect with the spiritual world.
This work contains scenes of violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
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writerHyacinthe Combary
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directorHyacinthe Combary
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producerYves Bisaillon
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participationCharles CoocooBapougni CoulidiatyMaldjoa CombaryRichard CoocooMary CoonPaul-Yves WeizineauDavid BoivinDjouali CoulidiatySouleymane CoulidiatyLinda DubéCatherine HiessSonia MonsalveLimani OualiDjergou OuobaAugustine RasquinChristopher SchoolsJosé ToloWolf Alfred Zimmerli
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researchHyacinthe Combary
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director of photographyMichel La Veaux
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soundJean-Denis DaoustRichard LavoieIssa Nabi Traore
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editingJosé Heppell
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sound editingOlivier Calvert
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sound editing - assistanceAriel Santana
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script consultantManon Barbeau
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musicLa Troupe Boayaba
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musicianDavid Boivin
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camera assistantLuc LussierUgo BrochuGualbert Thiombiano
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production managerAlain ThériaultDoris LapierreSylvie Lapointe
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production assistantTony Laloche
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line producerGaston KaboréChristian Medawar
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assistant directorMotandi Ouoba
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lightingRasmané TiendrébéogoSylvain KaboréIssa Ouédraogo
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driverAlimamy CoulibalyVincent Ouédraogo
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production secretaryCatherine Compaoré
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production coordinatorRyofa Chung
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stills photographyMichel La VeauxHyacinthe Combary
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narrationHyacinthe Combary
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narration scriptMichel Langlois
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voice directorClaude Dionne
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narration recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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research consultantNick Huard
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translationHyacinthe CombaryMotandi OuobaCarmen DubéVictor RegaladoChristine York
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subtitlingChristine York
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foleyLise Wedlock
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foley assistantGeneviève Lapointe
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foley recordingLuc Léger
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technical support - editingOchelle GreenidgeMartine Forget
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online editingDenis PilonDenis Gathelier
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titlesLouise Overy
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re-recordingSerge Boivin
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marketing officerFrançois Jacques
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administratorDenise DesLauriers
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administrative staffHélène RegimbalLise LévesqueMarie-Josée Lavoie
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technical coordinatorJean-François LapriseBrigitte Sénéchal
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executive producerYves Bisaillon
