Graham Richard SGaawaay K‘uuna Edge of the Knife enjoyed additional success this October as a delegation of Haida travelled to Tkoronto Toronto for ImagineNative. ImagineNative is the world’s largest indigenous film and media arts festival. The filmmakers attended panels, mixers, meet-and-greets, and presentations throughout the week. As the week closed Read more…
Graham Richard — Film co-director Jaada Yahlangnaay Helen Haig-Brown broke into dance on the rooftop of a longhouse at Yaan as production manager Jessie Anthony said the magic words; “That’s a wrap!” Artificial snow tumbled through the smoke hole onto the film crew below as actor StllnGa Tyler York gave Read more…
Graham Richard — Fledgling actors took to flight in workshops led by acting coach, Cowboy Smithx and voice coach, Trish Allen from May 8 to 12 at Kay Llnagaay. The actors were preparing to shoot the full-length feature film Edge of the Knife, which will be spoken entirely in the Read more…
GingGa, bathing in cold water for strength, is a practice that spans northwest coast societies. Maternal uncles instill discipline and strength in their nephews by bathing them in the sea and whipping them with hemlock branches when they emerge to toughen their skin. This prepares them for the rigors of Read more…
By Graham Richard — Actors in the upcoming Haida language feature film ‘Edge of the Knife’ are helping to revive the hand-poked Haida tattoo. Haida artists T’aakeit G’aayaa Corey Bulpitt and Kwiaahwah Jones were hard at work at Hl’yaalan ‘Lngee Hiellen Village tattooing actors in preparation for their performances on-camera. Read more…
By Graham Richard — Like any full-length film, the upcoming Haida language feature Edge of the Knife requires a large range of props and Haida craft-makers are hard at work to provide film crews with an arsenal of creations. Actors will need everything from bracket-fungus torches to be used Read more…
Twenty-five actors worked through two weeks of intensive Haida language training at Hl’yaalan ‘Lngee Hiellen Village nestled beside Taaw Tow Hill this past month. Here muskeg drains over a sandy beach which stretches away east to Naay Kun House Point. K’ayGang.nga the Haida cannon of oral histories describe the Read more…
Graham Richard — A six-person team went to work on the script for the upcoming feature-length movie that will be filmed entirely in Xaayda language. Fluent northern dialect speaker Ilskyaalas Dolores Churchill and fluent southern dialect speaker GwaaGanad Diane Brown worked together from December 18-20 at SHIP in HlGaagilada. They Read more…
A crew of new actors gathered at Tll.aal to learn which parts they will be playing in Haida Gwaii’s upcoming full-length feature film on Sunday November 6th. Production managers Gid Uuwans Dana Moraes and Patricia Moore distributed parts and contracts to 19 actors. All parts and lines in the film Read more…
Rhonda Lee McIsaac — Haida Gwaii is being scouted for locations that will star in a feature film which is to begin shooting this fall. The dramatic landscapes will provide a setting for one of Haida Gwaii’s most famous characters, Gagiid. As the centrepiece of the film’s story, a young Read more…