Film · 2023

Shanawdithit: A Beothuk Story

Name: Shanawdithit: A Beothuk Story
Director: Eric White
Genre: History
Released: 2023-06-22

26 min · Directed by Eric White

History

Trailer

A young Beothuk woman tells the story of her experiences witnessing recent interactions between her people and Europeans.

Cast

V

Violet Cummings

Shanawdithit

A

Andrew Hibbitts

William Cormack

J

John McKinnon

Charles Simms

J

Julia Blanchard

Demasduit

E

Eric White

Nonosbawsut

I

Ian Locke

John Peyton

A

Andrew Musgrave

Soldier 1

K

Keith Bonnell

Trapper

P

Peter Buckle

David Buchan

J

Josh Smith

Soldier 2

S

Sophia Lucas

Beothuk Woman

T

Travis Lucas

John Stark

Crew

Director: Eric White
Producer: Peter Buckle, Keith Bonnell
Writer: Travis Lucas, Will Vargas, Eric White, Halen Pittman, Michael F. Jackman
Editor: Halen Pittman
Cinematography: Charles Pye-Strowbridge
Production Design: Travis Lucas
Sound: Michael F. Jackman

Details

Studios: CNA Films
Countries: Canada
Languages: English
Release: June 22, 2023

Themes

newfoundland and labradorindigenous community19th centuryextinct raceshort filmbeothuk

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