Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics

Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Terril Calder and released in 2021.[1] The film centres on a young Métis girl (Lake Delisle) who is torn between Jesus (Kent McQuaid) teaching her about the seven deadly sins, and Nokomis (Gail Maurice) telling her of the Seven Sacred Teachings.[2][3] The film premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival,[1] and was subsequently screened at the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival.[2]

Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics
Film poster
Directed byTerril Calder
Written byTerril Calder
Darlene Naponse
Produced byJelena Popovic
StarringTerril Calder
Lake Delisle
Kent McQuaid
Gail Maurice
Edited byJeff Barnaby
Animation byTerril Calder
Zane Kozak
Production
company
Release date
  • September 11, 2021 (2021-09-11) (TIFF)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish, Anishinaabemowin

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2021,[4] and received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.[5]

Reception

Since its release, the film has been selected in various festivals and academies around the world:

Year Festivals Award/Category Status
2021 Ottawa International Animation Festival Special Mention - Best Canadian Animation[6] Won
2022 Canadian Screen Awards Best Animated Short[5] Nominated

References
  1. Pat Mullen, "Terril Calder Crafts a Duel of Sacred Teachings in Meneath". Point of View, September 11, 2021.
  2. Charlie Smith, "VIFF review: Seven sacred teachings confront Christianity's seven deadly sins in 'Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics'". The Georgia Straight, October 2, 2021.
  3. Laguna, Ray. "2021: Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics | Animación para adultos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  4. Norman Wilner, "TIFF announces Canada’s Top Ten films of 2021" Archived 2021-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. Now, December 6, 2021.
  5. Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
  6. Editorial Staff. "Ottawa International Animation Festival 2021 winners" (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-01.


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