Al Tudi Tuhak (1999)
May 1, 1999Release Date
Al Tudi Tuhak (1999)
May 1, 1999Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Bill Kroyer
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Maurice Noble
Narrator
Don Hall
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Tod Polson
Director
Bill Benson
Composer
Raimund Krumme
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Bill Benson
Composer
Suzan Pitt
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Robert N. Skir
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Maureen Selwood
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Jules Engel
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Matthew Luhn
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Susan Kroyer
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Dan Kohne
Camera Operator
Billy Robinson
Camera Operator
Ben Jones
Animation
Bernadette Polson
Layout
Michael Polvani
Animation
Romy Hullar
Negative Cutter
Thony Madarcos
Editorial Production Assistant
Ken Barackman
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Nelson Caliguia
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Wayne Dearing
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Jon Foulk
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Bowie Gonzales
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Ric Jamlig
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Lean Lagonera
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Warren O'Neill
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Herman Sharaf
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Jerry Smith
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Aurora Uaje
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Wiki.
Al Tudi Tuhak, meaning "a long time ago" in the Lushootseed language, was a short animated film made in 1999 based on the folk culture of the people of the Northwestern coast of the U.S. It won the student Academy Award in 2000, and was nominated for best short film at the 2000 "Annie" awards. The film was written, directed, and produced by Tod Polson at California Institute of the Arts. Other animation was provided by Ben Jones, and Mike Polvani. Ink and paint was supervised by Bernadette Gonzales, and used latex housepaint. The score and sound was created by William Benson, who researched tribal music in the northwest coast particularly for this project. The film was shot at Stokes/Kohne, and at Fil-Cartoons in the Philippines.
The film was the first installment of an intended series of short films called "Noble Tales". Noble Tales was created by animation legend, Maurice Noble, and his trainees who called themselves the "Noble Boys". Maurice also provided the narration for the film.