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A courageous young Inuit girl, Sedna, is kidnapped by an evil raven and held captive on a treacherous island. Escaping by kayak, she falls into the frigid arctic waters whereupon she magically transforms into a mermaid-like goddess (Empress of the Sea).
CANADA'S FIRST INDIGENOUS AWARD-WINNING ANIMATED MUSICAL FEATURE FILM. Jerry Thevenet | Canada | 85 mins | 2022 | Canadian Premiere | 9+ ( 5+ with Parental Supervision) In English.
Sedna, Empress of the Sea is an epic story of Sedna, a courageous young Inuit girl who is kidnapped by an evil raven, and escapes by kayak, only to end up at the bottom of the ocean.
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Mar 29, 2023 · The children's animated film ‘Sedna: The Empress of the Sea' is making its Reel 2 Real Film Festival debut.
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- 'It's Educating People Wrong About Our Culture'
- 'Reverence' to Thevenet's Home Community
- Tension Around NunatuKavut Community
Andrea Andersen from Iqaluit said she was shocked when she realized what the film was about. She said she reached out to Thevenet with her concerns about information shown in the film specifically about Inuit. For one thing, she said the film "was not even remotely about Sedna, it was about residential schools," which she was not expecting. "There ...
When it comes to his film, Thevenet said he wanted to incorporate multiple Indigenous cultures from across the country. "It's really hard to find the perfect solution for everything. You know, it's brutally hard to make a movie like that. It took me five years, it almost killed me," he said, adding that he had to personally pay for half of the film...
Thevenet's bio on the film's website says he was born in NunatuKavut and is of both European and Indigenous descent. Tension around the community's identity has surfaced in the news over the years. Last year, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, which represents Inuit in Canada, sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejecting the NunatuKavut Community...
Jan 17, 2024 · Watch trailer. Genres: Documentary, Sports. Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes. Subtitles: 4 languages + Show. Availability: Worldwide. A film by Ramona Waldner. LM.Media GmbH, 90 min, Austria, 2023.
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