Terril Calder’s NFB installation ‘Meneath: The Mirrors of Ethics’ wins New Voices Award at Tribeca
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Renowned Métis filmmaker and media artist Terril Calder’s National Film Board of Canada (NFB) stop-motion installation Meneath: The Mirrors of Ethics has received the New Voices Award during its world premiere at the prestigious Tribeca Festival, given to a first- or second-time XR creator who brings new perspectives and artistic languages to immersive storytelling.
Meneath: The Mirrors of Ethics is being presented at Tribeca Immersive at Spring Studios, 5th Floor, until June 18.
Meneath: The Mirrors of Ethics charts the challenging journey of a precocious Métis Baby Girl as she contemplates her path to Hell. Using interfering screens in an object reminiscent of a puppet theatre, this stop-motion installation unearths Nokomis, the Wise Grandmother whispering the Sacred Teachings to Baby Girl, in parallel to Jesus shepherding her through seven Deadly Sins.
The installation is based on Calder’s 2021 NFB stop-motion animated short Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics, chosen as one of the top ten short films of the year by the Toronto International Film Festival and winner of nine awards.
Read more about the creation of Meneath in our 2022 director interview