Tiny
Saturday May 4 at 3:30pm - Community Program
(Vancouver Island , 115 minutes)
Tiny is a contemplative stop motion film which tells the story of
‘Nakwaxda’xw Elder Colleen Hemphill’s childhood. The film portrays modern day Colleen as
she reflects on her past, and re-enacts the stories she tells of her youth, as a young girl
growing up on a float-house in the wild and unpredictable Pacific Northwest and its waters..
Ritchie Hemphill (Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw)
Ritchie Hemphill grew up on Tsulquate reserve and was raised by his community, the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw people. He is currently living on Coast Salish territory on Vancouver Island, Canada. Ritchie is both a filmmaker and a musician, working to create art that is healing for himself and for his people. In 2015, Ritchie co-founded the award winning stop motion animation studio Bronfree Films with his film partner Ryan Haché. Ritchie’s goal is to render his people’s traditional stories in a beautiful light through his films.
Ryan Haché
Ryan is a self-taught stop motion animator and short film director working in claymation and
2D animation. His works range from realism to abstract absurdity and macabre humour. Ryan is driven to create alluring oddity in his work hoping to charm people with the innate strangeness of claymation. In 2015 he co-founded the creative studio Bronfree Films and has since produced dozens of independent short animations in collaboration with indie artists and musicians. He continues to seek creative collaboration with diverse artists to facilitate and actualize human expression and beauty.
