Films and Awards
Bimibatoo-win
Directed by Erica Daniels
2022 | 22 minutes
Charlie Bittern is a residential school survivor from Berens River First Nations in Manitoba.
In 1967, when he was 19 years old, the principal of Birtle Indian Residential School forced him to run 80 km through a brutal blizzard. It took almost nine hours.
55 years later, Bittern embarks on the same journey – but this time, he’s surrounded by his family.
Bittern hopes that retracing his steps will help him heal from his experience, while spreading awareness for all residential school survivors and all the children who never made it home.
The Seven Sacred Laws
Directed by Erica Daniels
2021 | Web series 7 episodes 3-5 minutes
The Seven Sacred Laws is a colourful and imaginative animated web series that follows a young boy on an Indigenous rite of passage: a vision quest. On his spiritual journey, he meets seven sacred animals that teach him how we as people should live our lives on Mother Earth
GIFT TO GIVE
Directed by Erica Daniels
2021 | 11 minutes
A Two-Spirited daughter discovers she is a perfect kidney donor for her ailing father. By gifting a piece of herself, she hopes to save his life and gain his acceptance for who she truly is.
Run as One: The Journey of the Front Runners
Directed by Erica Daniels
2018 | 19 minutes
The Seven Sacred Laws is a colourful and imaginative animated web series that follows a young boy on an Indigenous rite of passage: a vision quest. On his spiritual journey, he meets seven sacred animals that teach him how we as people should live our lives on Mother Earth
