The Man, the snake and the fox

Canada, 1978

Film
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This film is a dramatization of a traditional Ojibwa legend; it is told to a group of children from the Wandereing Spirit Survival School. As the story unfolds, the characters played by puppets assume increasingly human characteristics. The moral of the fable: do not make promises that cannot be kept.

Credits

producer/director

Tony Snowsill

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Language

English

Duration

00:12:13:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

32627

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Puppet films

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Folklore - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indians of North America - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indigenous peoples - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Legends - North America

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - Canada

Childrens Films → Puppet films

History → Legends - North America

Literature → Fables

Literature → Folk literature, Canadian

Literature → Folklore - Canada

Literature → Legends - North America

Music & Performing Arts → Puppet films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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