SINGING BACK THE BUFFALO
Together with Blackfoot Elder Leroy Little Bear, award-winning Cree filmmaker Tasha Hubbard (nîpawistamâsowin: WE WILL STAND UP, CIFF 2019) weaves an intimate story of humanity’s connections to the buffalo and meticulously reveals how their return to the Great Plains can usher in a new era of sustainability and balance. On her journey, Hubbard explores the challenges faced by buffalo allies and shares the positive steps already taken towards the ultimate - but uncertain - goal of buffalo rematriation.
Richly visualized and deeply uplifting, SINGING BACK THE BUFFALO is an epic reimagining of North America through the lens of buffalo consciousness and a potent dream of what is within our grasp. After a dark recent history, the buffalo herds of North America are awaiting their return, aided by dedicated Indigenous activists, leaders and communities. In a time of immense environmental degradation and global uncertainty, they argue that the buffalo can lead us to a better tomorrow.
Countries
Canada- Festivals
- Hot Docs Festival
- Director
- Tasha Hubbard
- Executive Producer
- Bonnie Thompson
- Producer
- Jason Ryle, George Hupka, Tasha Hubbard, Bonnie Thompson
- Screenwriter
- Tasha Hubbard
- Cinematographer
- George Hupka, Andrew Manske
- Editor
- Hans Olson
- Music
- Melody McKivor, John McMillan
- Cast
- Tasha Hubbard