Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes) (2018)
September 7, 2018Release Date
Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes) (2018)
September 7, 2018Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes) is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: CBC Gem
Streaming in:🇨🇦 Canada
Cast & Crew.
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Narrator / Writer / Screenplay
Amanda Strong
Director / Writer / Editor / Screenplay / Executive Producer / Animation Director / Researcher
Terrance Azzuolo
Director of Photography / Associate Producer / Grip
Bracken Hanuse Corlett
Writer / Editor / Screenplay / Associate Producer / Researcher
Dusty Hagerud
Associate Producer / Production Designer / Props
Suna Galay
Associate Producer / Props / Production Assistant / Administrative Assistant
Dora Cepic
Associate Producer / Additional Visual Effects / Props / Compositor
Marcus Kliewer
Additional Photography / Additional Visual Effects / Props / Grip / Editor / Compositor
Liam Newton
Storyboard Artist / Concept Artist
Sean Newton
Storyboard Artist / Concept Artist
Zoe Alexandra Glass
Concept Artist
Jonathan Wright
Concept Artist
Lynn Dana Wilton
Lead Animator / Animation Director
Cat Hayes
Additional Visual Effects / Costumer / Sculptor
Erin Ross
Additional Visual Effects / Props
Lydia Brown
Props
Natty Boonmasiri
Props / Compositor
Natalie Eggerton
Props
Daniel Guay
Props / Grip / Production Assistant
Shaun Huberts
Props
Marketa Jensen
Props
Zach Melson
Props
Alex Mesa
Props
Arran Murphy
Props
Femke Van Delft
Props / Lead Set Dresser / Researcher
Maia Xwaxwna
Props
Moe Curtin
Props
Crystal Porter
Props
Shaun Huberts
Lead Set Dresser
Jeny Cassady
Costumer
Chloe Mustooch
Costumer
Raven John
Sculptor
Tiffany Monk
Sculptor
Mike Emiglio
Sculptor
Keith Morgan
Visual Effects Supervisor / Visual Effects / Compositor
Rasheed Banda
Visual Effects / Compositor
Mona Lisa Ali
Compositor
Heather Kristen Campbell
Compositor
Ziibiwan Rivers
Original Music Composer / Sound Designer
Jeneen Frei Njootli
Original Music Composer / Sound Designer
Cris Derksen
Original Music Composer
Oscar Vargas
Sound Recordist
Joseph Murray
Foley Artist
Lodewijk Vos
Foley Artist / Original Music Composer / Sound Designer
Nathaniel Lyman
Legal Services
Sherrill Sills
Accountant
Lupe Danyluk
Finance
Denver Lynxleg
Administrative Assistant
John Dykstra
Sound Mixer
Paolo Amati
Sound Mixer
Paul Talbott
Foley Recordist
Ross Cole
Colorist
Ginny Koole
Audio Post Coordinator
Matt Ballantyne
Audio Post Coordinator
Joseph Murray
Original Music Composer / Sound Designer
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Wiki.
Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Amanda Strong and released in 2018. Based on the writings of Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, the film centres on Biidaaban, a young shapeshifter on a secret mission to revive the traditional First Nations ritual of harvesting sap from maple trees to make maple sugar, despite living in a contemporary urban area.
The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. It was subsequently screened at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, where it won the award for Best Script and received an honourable mention from the Best Canadian Animation jury, and at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best British Columbia Short Film.The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2018. It received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.