Our City Our Voices : Follow the Eagle and Slo-Pitch

Jacob, Selwyn, (film producer.). Fox, Lorraine, (film director.). Moosetail, David, (film director.). Wabegijig, Vera, (film director.). Lagimodiere, Louise, (film director.). Suchell, Mary, (film director.). Fraticelli, Rina, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: During the summer of 2004, Indigenous people from the Downtown Eastside got a chance to tell stories of their community through their eyes. Expert training in video and storytelling gave students the tools to produce two short videos that resound with the vitality and strength of the Aboriginal community in the Downtown Eastside. Follow the Eagle, reminds us of the importance of Elders, especially in the inner city. The Elders-in-Training project started by the Aboriginal Front Door Society is helping the next generation of Elders learn how to take on their important role. Slo-Pitch tells the story of the Downtown Eastside Slo-Pitch League, which has created family-oriented recreation in the heart of the city for over 25 years. The story is told through the eyes of Brian Arrance, a Cree man who is HIV-positive and finds fun and support in the League.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (21 min., 51 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2018.
Copyright: ©2005

Content descriptions

General Note:	Indigenous filmmaker. Agency:.Pacific Centre.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Producer, Selwyn Jacob ; editor, Kevin Lee Burton ; composer, Russell Wallace ; sound supervisor, Jamie Mahaffey ; director, Lorraine Fox, David Moosetail, Vera Wabegijig ; camera, Kevin Lee Burton, David Moosetail, Vera Wabegijig ; sound, Lorraine Fox, David Moosetail, Vera Wabegijig ; concept, Lorraine Fox, David Moosetail, Brenda Wesley ; director, Louise Lagimodiere, Mary Suchell ; camera, Louise Lagimodiere, Mary Suchell ; sound, Louise Lagimodiere, Mary Suchell ; concept, Brian Arrance, Pat Dularme, Louise Lagimodiere ; directing consultant, Loretta Todd, George M. Henry ; re-recording mixer, Jamie Mahaffey ; executive producer, Rina Fraticelli.
Participant or Performer Note:	Participant, Aline Laflamme, Oliver Munro, DJ Norris, John Springstorm Thomas, Donna Whonnock ; participant, Brenda Arrance, Brian Arrance, Cory Arrance, Norm Dennis, Nathan Muldoe, Brenda Norris, Corina Norris, Eddie Taylor.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2005.
Target Audience Note:	13-18.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).