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Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes)
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'Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes)' is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Amanda Strong and released in 2018.[https://www.cbc.ca/arts/live-action-could-never-have-created-these-worlds-amanda-strong-on-her-latest-film-biidaaban-1.4821934 "'Live action could never have created these worlds': Amanda Strong on her latest film, Biidaaban"]. CBC Arts, September 13, 2018. Based on the writings of Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, the film centres on Biidaaban, a young shapeshifter on a secret mission to revive the traditional First Nations ritual of harvesting sap from maple trees to make maple sugar, despite living in a contemporary urban area.
The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/tiff-2018-indigenous-films-1.4798281 "TIFF 2018: CBC Indigenous lists 6 films to watch"]. CBC News Indigenous, August 29, 2018. It was subsequently screened at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, where it won the award for Best Script and received an honourable mention from the Best Canadian Animation jury,[https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/solar-walk-this-magnificent-cake-take-top-prizes-at-ottawa-2018-164736.html "Solar Walk, This Magnificent Cake! Take Top Prizes At Ottawa 2018"]. 'Cartoon Brew', September 29, 2018. and at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best British Columbia Short Film.[https://www.straight.com/movies/1147391/haida-language-feature-edge-knife-wins-viffs-top-bc-spotlight-awards "Haida-language feature Edge of the Knife wins VIFFs top B.C. Spotlight awards "]. 'The Georgia Straight', October 6, 2018.
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2018.[https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/tiff-canadas-top-ten-2018/ "TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list skews a lot younger this year"]. 'Now', December 5, 2018. It received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[https://www.awn.com/news/animal-behaviour-leads-animation-nominees-canadian-screen-awards "Animal Behaviour Leads Animation Nominees for Canadian Screen Awards"]. 'Animation World Network', February 8, 2019.
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