Directed by Amanda Strong

Logline: Spirit Bear's friends teach him about residential schools and how he can help with reconciliation!

Synopsis: Spirit Bear is on his way home from a sacred ceremony when he meets Jake, a friendly dog, with a bag full of paper hearts attached to wood stakes. Jake tells Spirit Bear that school children and residential school survivors will plant the hearts when a big report on residential schools called the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC for short) is shared. The TRC will have Calls to Action so we can all help end the unfairness and make sure this generation of First Nations, Métis and Inuit children grow up healthy and proud!

Distribution Contact: WFG

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RUNTIME: 22 Minutes
GENRE: Animation
PRODUCTION FORMAT: HD
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: British Columbia
TECHNIQUES: Drawing/painting on paper, Animated Objects, Puppets, Stop Motion
KEYWORDS: Social Justice, Residential School, Truth And Reconciliation, First Nation, Métis, Inuit, Indigenous, Canadian History, Indian Act, Orange Shirt Day, Have A Heart Day, Calls To Action, LGBTQ Filmmaker, Indigenous Filmmaker, Female Filmmaker