Agency - English program:.Ontario Centre. Agency:.Produced by Vision Entertainment in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada and in association with TVO, an initiative of the NFB-TVO Calling Card Program with the participation of Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC).

Writer, Chelsea McMullan ; director, Chelsea McMullan ; producer, Geoff McLean, Lea Marin ; executive producer, Silva Basmajian ; editor, Avril Jacobson ; director of photography, Maya Bankovic ; co-director of photography, Alejandro Coronado ; original score composer, Rae Spoon ; production designer, Leanne Mackay ; story consultant, Marlene Rodgers, Franco Pante ; sound editor, Grant Edmonds ; sound mix, Grant Edmonds ; location sound, Kylie McMullan, Leanne Mackay.

Participation, Matt Sandvoss, Gerald Carter, Darlene Sandvoss, Norma Peters, Heather Sandvoss, Melissa Sandvoss, Kyle "Onions" Carter, Jay "Bones" Carter, Noreen "Snorty" Carter.

Recorded 2009.

Go west, young man, to Deadman Creek, and the quixotic world of Matt Sandvoss, a Wild West-obsessed visionary who straddles the line between big dreamer and boy at heart. Despite great personal heartache, Matt doggedly pursues his plan to construct a replica of an Old-West town in a remote part of British Columbia, complete with a saloon and a gaggle of villainous gunfighters, cheerfully led by his dad, Monte. Matt's mission raises questions for Gerald Carter, a Cree resident of Deadman Creek - about the age-old stereotypes of cowboys and Indians, the easy "commodification" of sacred land, and the troubling disparity between fantasy and history. Deadman's tranquil pacing and glorious vistas gently build to a climactic, clever and moving showdown between two opposing camps, between an ancient, peaceful way of life and the seductive yet violent mythology of the Wild West.  .

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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