07 September 2018 Animated 19 mins
Accompanied by a 10,000-year-old shapeshifter and friend known as Sabe, Biidaaban sets out on a mission to reclaim the ceremonial harvesting of sap from maple trees in an unwelcoming suburban neighborhood in Ontario.
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Leanne Betasamosake Simpson as Narrator
Dora Cepic Additional Visual Effects
Canada 07 September 2018
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