A Native American Tale
SYNOPSIS
Around the globe, First Nation cultures respect and pay tribute to the guardians and protectors of their world, connecting with the animals as their totems. We adventure into the Native American culture with Bobby Runningfox, a Medicine Man, to share the beauty of animal spirits, destruction of the planet and why we, as humans, are not the hierarchy after all. Indigenous wisdom might save us all...
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Australian Independent Film Festival
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Vancouver International Movie Awards
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Screen It International Film Festival
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Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills
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AFIN International Film Festival
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Los Angeles Indie Film Festival
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Native American & Latino Film Festival
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International Short Film Festival Detmold
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Short To The Point
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Doc.Sydney Documentary Film Festival
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West End Film Festival
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Lift-Off Melbourne Film Festival
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CREDITS
WE ARE OUR TOTEM: A NATIVE AMERICAN TALE a film by MIVON PRINCE-LEYVA director of photography and edited by ALEX CIMBAL
participant BOBBY RUNNINGFOX final sound mix by ROBERTO MERLINI animation by JARRAH WELLS production assitant by GIULIA LOTORTO post production sound assitants REBECCA MCKENZIE and EMILY TURNER association with SAE CREATIVE INSTITUTE
produced and directed by MIVON PRINCE-LEYVA
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