Four Faces of the Moon

Four Faces of the MoonCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781773214535 Format: Trade paperback (US) Year: 2022 Publisher: Annick Press Description: Unique visuals: This is a groundbreaking project withstunning spreads adapted from award winning stop motion animation film of same name. Art is all manipulated and modified stills from the film, that itself uses elaborate sets and puppetry. Creator on the rise: Amanda Strong is an up and coming Indigenous artist. She's the founder

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781773214535
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2022
Publisher: Annick Press


Description:

Unique visuals:This is a groundbreaking project withstunning spreads adapted from award winning stop-motion animation film of same name.Art is all manipulated and modified stills from the film, that itself uses elaborate sets and puppetry.
Creator on the rise: Amanda Strong is an up and coming Indigenous artist. She's the founder ofof Spotted Fawn Productions, an animation and media-based studio that provides mentorship and training opportunities for emerging and diverse artists. Her films have screened at Cannes and TIFF and show in art galleries around the world. She is a 2020 Fellow of the Sundance Institute Native Filmmakers Lab.
Own Voices: author is a member of the Michif Nation
Additional content:The book includes a note from the author.Strong did a lot of research about family and their involvement in historical events like the Red River Rebellion, discovering connections to personal and political history later in life. Additional resources at the end of the bookby Dr. Sherry Farrell-Racette (Michif), an associate professor of Native Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Manitoba, provides information on Michif culture and history and the injustices of colonialism. Includes information on:
Moon – cycles, symbols, cultural ties
What is a Michif? What is a Métis
Historical events
Timeline