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An Indigenous New Brunswick filmmaker is preparing to release Canada’s first full-length animated features film in the language of her ancestors.
The film called “QAQSOSS NAKA WAHUNTUHSIS (Fox & the Tiny Demon) features wide-eyed, whimsical characters addressing the very adult topic of mental illness.
It is entirely in the Wolastoqey language, and endangered Indigenous language with less than 100 fluent speakers.
Shelley Steeves speaks to the filmmaker behind the project about what she hopes it will mean to audiences.
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The film called “QAQSOSS NAKA WAHUNTUHSIS (Fox & the Tiny Demon) features wide-eyed, whimsical characters addressing the very adult topic of mental illness.
It is entirely in the Wolastoqey language, and endangered Indigenous language with less than 100 fluent speakers.
Shelley Steeves speaks to the filmmaker behind the project about what she hopes it will mean to audiences.
For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10363832/nb-animator-film-wolastoqey-languagee/
Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc
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#GlobalNews #indigenous #canadianfilm #animation
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