HANDS TO THE SKY
DIRECTOR ELIZABETH LaPENSEE  
ANIMATED • 4:02 MINUTES • USA

The experimental stop motion animation Hands to the Sky follows the fallout from oil extraction around the Tar Sands and Great Lakes in North America and transforms into healing through an Anishinaabe worldview.

Director Elizabeth LaPensee
Animator Elizabeth LaPensee

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