How People Got Fire

In a snowy village, a talented young girl listens to her grandmother's story of how Crow got fire for the people.

A magical realist exploration of aboriginal American spirituality, oral story-telling, and a northern childhood.

"This short film is based in part on the story told by the late Kitty Smith of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation.

"[2] The film was shot in Carcross-Tagish, Yukon and rotoscoped,[3] with the addition of charcoal drawings by Christopher Auchter, and a contemporary classical sound track by Daniel Janke.

[7] The film was a finalist for the Writers Guild of Canada 2010 Screenwriting Award for Short Subjects.