Bella Bella - Day 1-3 - Animation
Our World, in partnership with Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth worked with the Grade 7 class over two days at the Bella Bella Community School to create an animated film about a Heiltsuk traditional story in the Heiltsuk language. Spoiler alert: it is about a hairy monster that captures children…
Big thanks to teacher Mary Alyx Murphy for sharing your class and EA’s Bev, Jenn and Shauna for all your help! Special guests Granny Margaret (elder Margaret Brown) and Ayla Brown helped with story telling and translation and Heiltsuk language speaking!
Big thanks to all the hard work by the students/filmmakers: Sheila, Sierra, Ariya, Kyle, Shakira, Tyson, Eugene,, Kvai-Lynn, Kayli, Chad, VIncent, Katelynn, Jacob, Shawn, Hayley, Alan, Ashleigh, Thea, Kaitlynn, Rianna and Maxine!! Mentors Tracy and Venay are so impressed by all your hard work!
See you at the premiere screening on Friday, Nov 17th for the big animation reveal!