Nunavut Animation Lab: The Bear Facts
2010
3 min
Coming soon
In this animated short, a self-important colonial explorer emerges from a sailing ship and plants a flag on the Arctic ice, as a bemused Inuit hunter looks on. Then the explorer plants another, and another, and another, while the hunter, clearly not impressed that his land has been “discovered,” quietly goes about his business. In this charming and humorous re-imagining of first contact between Inuit and European, Jonathan Wright brings us the story of a savvy hunter and the ill-equipped explorer he outwits.
Details
In this animated short, a self-important colonial explorer emerges from a sailing ship and plants a flag on the Arctic ice, as a bemused Inuit hunter looks on. Then the explorer plants another, and another, and another, while the hunter, clearly not impressed that his land has been “discovered,” quietly goes about his business.
In this charming and humorous re-imagining of first contact between Inuit and European, Jonathan Wright brings us the story of a savvy hunter and the ill-equipped explorer he outwits.
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directorJonathan Wright
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animatorJonathan Wright
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writerJonathan Wright
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original musicDaniel Gies
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music performerDaniel Gies
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sound designDaniel Gies
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sound editDaniel Gies
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sound mixSerge Boivin
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online editorDenis Pilon
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digital imaging consultationSusan Gourley
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production coordinatorRolande PetitMelanie Legault
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program administratorCyndi Forcand
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marketing managerJulie Armstrong-Boileau
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technical coordinatorPitseolak Kilabuk
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production supervisorScott Collins
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producerDebbie BriseboisDerek Mazur
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associate producerStephanie Scott
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executive producerDerek MazurDebbie Brisebois
Education
Ages 6 to 9
Study Guide - Guide 1
Diversity - Diversity in Communities
Geography - The Arctic
History and Citizenship Education - European Expansion (1500s-1700s)
Indigenous Studies - History/Politics
Students should consider the historical significance of early contact. What would they do if someone knocked on their door and announced that they were moving into their house? Why is the European man depicted like a house when he is planting flags? Why does the Inuit man use a bear to scare the European? Who are the students rooting for and why? What are cultural differences and why should we respect them?
