Aboriginal filmmaker. Agency - French program:.Animation and Youth Studio.

Script, Diane Obomsawin ; direction, Diane Obomsawin ; animation, Diane Obomsawin ; original music, Jean Derome ; foley, Monique Vézina ; sound editing, Denis Saindon ; digital imaging specialist, Susan Gourley, Pierre Plouffe ; digital input, Jean-Marc Brosseau, Jean Yuson ; sound recording, Luc Léger ; re-recording, Serge Boivin, Shelley Craig, Jean Paul Vialard ; editing, Natacha Dufaux ; executive producer, Michèle Bélanger, Marcel Jean ; producer, Marc Bertrand.

Narration, Diane Obomsawin.

Recorded 2006.

Childhood can be a chaotic time, especially if you're bouncing back and forth between two continents. With engaging candour and gentle humour, the director offers up images from her family album. In drawing on the bewildering events of her rootless early years, she fleshes out an uncertain identity and takes control of her life. Using drawings on paper and digitized snippets of fabric, Obom creates a whimsical world of simple lines and pastel tones. Carried along by a playful, jazzy score, her film soothes old wounds and celebrates a life filled with magic and mayhem. Technique: Paper drawing.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Best Narrative Short Animation (under 35 minutes), 2006

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).