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 Program 3: On This Land
@City Cinema (64 King Street, Charlottetown, PEI) get tickets here
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(Be sure to come listen to Millefiore Clarkes and shalan in conversation at 12:30-1:30pm
for their panel, "Touching Grass". @The Guild, located at 111 Queen St.
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​Wednesday Late Shorts
Wednesday, October 23rd, 9:30pm
(@The Majestic (390 Duckworth Street, St.John's, NL) get tickets here
Charlottetown Film Festival
St.John's International Women's Film Festival
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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