shalan joudry
multi-disciplinary storyteller
welima'q
(it smells good)
celebrating Nestuita'si Storytelling's first short
Cinematographer: Jeff Wheaton
"Welima'q" is a poetic doc, witnessing a sweetgrass landscape on the shores of Mi'kma'ki. Between the salt water and forest line, a family weaves themselves within these grasses. It is the sweet scent that draws them in, and ultimately goes home with them. Still, this earth breathes and bends, continuing on after us.
WELA'LIOQ (thank you all)
e'pit...........................................................rose meuse
e'pite's....................................sisip meuse-waterman
lpa'tuj..................................declan meuse-waterman
nikanus/ ila'toq ta'n telaptmɨk.............shalan joudry
telaptmɨk.................................................jeff wheaton
telsitmmk.............................................graham colwell
ila'toq ta'n telaptmɨk aq telsitmɨk...ashley mckenzie
ilamko'tmk kowey taʼn telaptmɨk...........scott moore
ilamko'tmk kowey taʼn telta'q..............james o’toole
​(English translations)
woman.......................................rose meuse
girl............................sisip meuse-waterman
boy.......................declan meuse-waterman
director/editor/producer.......shalan joudry
cinematography.......................jeff wheaton
sound recordist...................graham colwell
editor/sound designer.......ashley mckenzie
colorist......................................scott moore
sound mixer............................james o’toole
Year: 2024
Country: Canada
Runtime: 5 mins 6 secs
Image: HD, 4K, Color, 1.77:1 (16:9)
Sound: 5.1, stereo
Language: Mi'kmaw
Subtitles: English, French​
Upcoming public screenings​​
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Short Cuts Programme 1 at the Toronto International Film Festival
(@Scotiabank Theatre, Toronto, Ontario)
Thursday Sept 5th, 8pm and Thursday, September 12th, 5:45pm
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Reel East Coast Shorts Gala at the Atlantic International Film Festival
(@Park Lane Cinemas, Halifax, NS)
Sunday, Sept 15th, 7pm​​
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Lunenburg Doc Fest
(@Lunenburg Opera House)
Sunday, Sept 22nd, 12:30pm
WORLD PREMIERE!
ATLANTIC PREMIERE!
Other related television/video projects
photo by Stoo Metz
1hr video
Theatrical performance at Neptune Theatre, Kjipuktuk NS (2022)
Written and performed by shalan joudry
Directed by Ken Schwartz
For rights to screen, contact:
Nadine Millet: admin@nestuitasi.com
produced by Peep Media and Princess Space Monster Films
A documentary series by director Stephanie Joline.
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Episode 3 profiles shalan joudry
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For more information, see:
https://womenofthisland.com/​
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produced by Wanderer Entertainment
A documentary series by director Wendell Collier.
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shalan joudry is the narrator (English)
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