Martine Chartrand’s animated short dives into the heart of Black culture with an exhilarating trip though history. Watch as a young boy traces his roots through the stories his grandmother shares with him about the events that shaped their cultural heritage.
Awards and distinctions
Jury Kazoo d'Or - with a cash prize of 500$US
Francophone Film Festival, Kalamazoo
2003
Award for Best Short Film
Reel Black Awards, Toronto
2002
Jury Mention to the Best Animation
Festival Internacional de Cine Para Ninos, Mexico City
2002
Best Animation Short Film (ExAequo)
Festival internacional de Cine para Ninos / DIVERCINE, Montevideo
2002
First OCIC Award - Film with the most human values
Festival internacional de Cine para Ninos / DIVERCINE, Montevideo
2002
Special Commendation - Technical Achievement for Craft and Sound
International Animation Festival, Melbourne
2002
Second Place, Animation
Black Film Festival, San Francisco
2002
Best Film Fine Arts Discpline
Black International Cinema I.U.S.B., Berlin
2002
Certificate of Merit - Division Film and Video - Category: Animation
Golden Gate Awards Competition & International Film Festival, San Francisco
2002
Gold Special Jury Award - Film and Video Production / Category: The Arts / Cultural
WorldFest - International Film Festival, Houston
2002
Process Award for Visual Excellence - with a cash prize 500$US
International Film Festival, Cleveland
2002
National Film Board of Canada Prize for Best Animation (all ages) by Youth Jury
Reel to Real International Film Festival for Youth and Families, Vancouver
2002
Best Animated Short Award
International Film Festival, Santa Barbara
2002
Best Animated Short
Soirée des Jutra, Montréal
2002
Black Maria Juror's Choice - with a cash prize 225$US
Black Maria Film and Video Festival, Jersey City
2002
Jury Award
Expo of Short Film and Video, New York
2001
Honorable Mention - Category: Human Development Across the Life Span
Itinerant - National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis
2001
Chris Statuette - Category: Arts
International Film and Video Festival, Columbus
2001
Crystal Heart Award - with a cash prize of 2,500$US
Heartland Film Festival, Indianapolis
2001
Special Commendation given by the Ecumenical Jury
International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Leipzig
2001
Chantal-Lapaire Award given by Tele-Quebec (ex aequo with Speakers for the dead by David Sutherland and Jennifer Holnes) - with a cash prize of 1,000$ (500,00$ each winner)
VUES D'AFRIQUE / Journées du cinéma africain et créole, Montréal