LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
ANIMATION | CANADA | 6 MINUTES | Cree, English, French
A Bear Named Jesus
At Aunty Gladys’ funeral, Archer Pechawis heard a tap on the window — it was a bear named Jesus, and Jesus had come for Archer’s mom. Now she’s no longer recognizable — while Jesus hangs out in the shed.
CAST & CREDITS
Directed by Terril Calder
Terril Calder is a Métis artist, born in Fort Frances, Ontario, currently residing in Toronto. Compelled by the love of hybrid media and fusion art, she currently experiments with the amalgamation in her stop frame animated films that she writes, directs, crafts and animates. The films screen nationally and internationally and have received attention, most notably an Honorable Mention at The Sundance Film Festival and at Berlinale a Canadian Genie Award Nomination as well as TIFF’s top ten list in 2011 for “Choke”. In 2016 she was awarded the Ontario Arts Council’s K.M Hunter award for her work in Media Arts.
Director
Terril Calder
Producer
Christa Couture, Michelle St. John
Screenwriter
Archer Pechawis
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Program Nine
Showtimes
November 8
Screening: 6:30PM
The ticket will give access to all films
listed in the program.
Once Purchased
your name will be at ‘Will Call’
Fine Arts Theatre
8556 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Parking
Beverly Hills City Garage
321 S La Cienega Blvd
Before 4pm (2 hours Free)
After 4pm (Free)
Parking at meters:
Free After 6pm (7pm on Wilshire)
