haidawood

About

Manager: kenleslie

20 March 2008

13340 ḵing gan

Haidawood is a project based in Masset, on Haida Gwaii (aka,the Queen Charlotte Islands). The movies are shot using stop-motion animation, and feature puppets made from bionicles, with faces made out of carved avocado pits. The movies are made with help from the entire community. For more information, go to: www.haidawood.blogspot.com

Contact Info:

Ken Leslie (kenneth.rajan.leslie@gmail.com)

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Languages:

Haida

Media on this Channel

  • 7m 16s

    The Golden Spruce

    uploaded by: kenleslie

    channel: haidawood

    This is a traditional Haida story told in the Haida language (Xaaydaa Kil). A young boy and his grandfather live in a village. After a terrible winter, everyone else gets sick and dies. The boy and grandfather leave the village, and the grandfather says to the boy "don't look back." They travel through the forest and eventually come upon a stream.… Read more

    uploaded date: 16-09-2009

  • 5m 23s

    Yaanii K'uuka

    uploaded by: kenleslie

    channel: haidawood

    A little girl is naughty and doesn't listen to her mother. "Be nice! Or Yaanii K'uuka will get you!" One day, a beautiful woman arrives at the longhouse... This is a traditional story told in the Haida language (Xaaydaa Kil) with English subtitles.

    … Read more

    uploaded date: 15-09-2009

  • 29s

    Haida Teen Night

    uploaded by: kenleslie

    channel: haidawood

    This was a super short movie we made with Haida teens during a Teen Night at the Youth Center.

    Filmmaker: Ken Leslie

    Filmmaker Contact:

     

    http://haidawood.blogspot.com/

    Producer's Name: Haidawood

    Year of Production: 2007

    Distributor Information:

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    uploaded date: 20-03-2008

  • 30s

    Haida Raid

    uploaded by: kenleslie

    channel: haidawood

    This is the first Haidawood movie we made, in a wood shop.

    Filmmaker: Ken Leslie

    Filmmaker Contact:

     

    haidawood.blogpsot.com

    Producer's Name: Haidawood

    Year of Production: 2007

    Distributor Information:

     

    haidawood.blogpspot.com

    … Read more

    uploaded date: 20-03-2008

  • 4m 38s

    Hoopla!

    uploaded by: kenleslie

    channel: haidawood

    This movie was made as part of the Haidawood Media Project over a two week period in the summer of 2007. Haidawood aims to make short stop motion animated movies with the help of Haida youth, artists, and language teachers, to help promote and teach the Haida language.

    Filmmaker: Ken Leslie

    Filmmaker Contact:

     

    … Read more

    uploaded date: 20-03-2008