Bihttoš (2014)
15m
Running Time
October 26, 2014Release Date
Plot.
Bihttoš is an unconventional documentary that explores the complex relationship between a father and daughter. Through animation, re-enactments, and archival photos, writer/director Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers delves into the dissolution of her parents’ mythic love story and how it has colored her perception of love in her adult life.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Mariel Belanger
Mother
Laura Wilson
Teen Elle-Mij
Duncan Ollerenshaw
Father
Máret Áile Gaup Beaska
voice of Elle-Mij as a child
Bridget Durnford
Editor
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Director
Caitlin Byrnes
Production Design
Oliver Millar
Cinematographer
Details.
Wiki.
Bihttoš (Rebel) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and released in 2014. Blending live action and animation, the film depicts the relationship between her Sami father and her Blackfoot mother, focusing in particular on the way her father's childhood experiences in Norway's residential school system contributed to their breakup.The film premiered at the ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in 2014, and was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's Canada's Top Ten. It was shortlisted for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards.