Totem Talk (1997)
ジャンル : アニメーション, ドキュメンタリー
上映時間 : 22分
演出 : Annie Fraziér Henry
シノプシス
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.
山岳地帯でのレスキューに失敗し、アライグマの命を救えなかったエースはチベットの僧院にこもり魂の救済を求めていた。だが、アフリカのある部族に伝わる聖なる白い大コウモリ“シカカ”が盗まれたと聞き、相棒の猿のスパイクと共にその救出に向かった。二つの部族の間で行われる結婚式の日までに“シカカ”が取り戻せないと、部族間で戦争が起きてしまうのだ……。
紀元前1万年の地球。狩猟部族の青年デレーはかつて父が村を抜けて姿を消したことに劣等感を抱いていた。あるとき、彼はマンモスをひとりで倒したとして若きリーダーに選ばれるが、実は獲物が勝手に自滅したという事実を隠せずに辞退してしまう。そんなある日、村が謎の部族に襲撃され、多くの村人や女たちが奴隷としてさらわれてしまう。その中に恋人エバレットがいることを知ったデレーは仲間とともに必死に後を追う。
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