Totem Talk

The story

Traditional Northwestern Indigenous spiritual images combined with cutting-edge computer animation in this surreal short film about the power of tradition. Three urban Indigenous teens are whisked away to an imaginary land by a magical raven, and there they encounter a totem pole. The totem pole's characters—a raven, a frog and a bear—come to life, becoming their teachers, guides and friends. Features a special interview with J. Bradley Hunt, the celebrated Heiltsuk artist on whose work the characters in Totem Talk are based.

Cast & crew

Morgan Rose

Morgan RoseTeen

David Thomas

David ThomasTeen

Michael Sherwood

Michael SherwoodTeen

Stella Johnson

Stella JohnsonTotem (voice)

Sam BobTotem (voice)

Chief Henry Seaweed

Chief Henry SeaweedDancer

Jason Taylor

Jason TaylorDancer

J. Bradley Hunt

J. Bradley HuntSelf

Sean Hunt

Sean HuntSelf