Charley Squash Goes to Town (1969)
Filed under: Animation, 1960s, Anime, Canada, Color, Technicolor,
Charley Squash Goes to Town
Directed by: Producers:National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Animated by:Marie-Claire Bérubé
Wayne Henwood
Yvon Mallette
Kjeld Nielsen
Duke Redbird
Music by:Alanis Obomsawin
George Croll
Donald Douglas
Les Halman
Jean-Pierre Joutel
Layouts by:Yvon Mallette
Studio:National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Release date:1969
Running time:5 min
Color process:Technicolor
Synopsis
Introduction from NFB: “Released in 1969, this satirical short by Duke Redbird was the first animated film by an Indigenous director to be produced at the NFB. The film pokes gentle fun at Indigenous stereotypes and challenges the idea that Indigenous youth should seek to blend into mainstream society. Today, Duke Redbird is a prominent artist and scholar.”
References:
IMDb. “Charley Squash Goes to Town”. IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0228126/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/charley-squash-goes-to-town/