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Heartbeat of a Nation

Heartbeat of a Nation is an evocative short documentary by Eric Janvier. It celebrates the healing of a community and a nation through the reclamation and passing down of traditional teachings within a Dene family.
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In the Northern Alberta community of Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation, a father teaches his child how to create a caribou drum. In Heartbeat of a Nation, a short documentary by Eric Janvier, cultural reclamation and traditional knowledge are celebrated and passed down from one generation to the next, inspiring renewed hope for the future.

Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism Children and Youth Music All subjects
Indigenous Cinema
  • writing
    Eric Janvier
  • director
    Eric Janvier
  • featuring
    Brant Janvier
    August Janvier
    Agnes Duke
  • executive producer
    David Christensen
  • producer
    Coty Savard
  • associate producer
    Devon Supeene
  • director of photography
    Holly Mazur
  • second camera
    Tamarra Lessard
  • picture editor
    Sarah Taylor
  • sound recordist
    Dmitri Bandet
    Ariana Brophy
  • sound design
    Dmitri Bandet
  • mix
    Dmitri Bandet
  • production supervisor studio
    Esther Viragh
  • operation manager
    Darin Clausen
  • studio administrator
    Bree Beach
    Devon Supeene
  • production coordinator
    Janet Kwan
  • technical coordination
    Luc Binette
  • legal counsel
    Christian Pitchen
  • picture finishing services
    Elemental Post
  • finishing supervisor
    Matt Drake
  • colourist
    David Tomiak
  • finishing artist
    Ryan Mance
  • recording
    Dmitri Bandet
  • re-recording
    Dmitri Bandet
  • still photographer
    Devon Supeene
  • marketing manager
    Kelly Fox
  • marketing coordinator
    Michelle Rozon
  • publicist
    Katja De Bock
  • transcription
    Multi-Media Transcripts Inc.
Heartbeat of a Nation
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