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2005 Canadian TV series or program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Johnny Tootall is a 2005 television film written and directed by Shirley Cheechoo.[1] The film stars Adam Beach as the titular Johnny Tootall, a young First Nations man who joins the Canadian army to fight in the Bosnian War, in a bid to avoid the responsibility of taking on the role of hereditary chief of his community.[1]
Johnny Tootall | |
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Written by | Shirley Cheechoo Andrew Genaille Michael Giampa |
Directed by | Shirley Cheechoo |
Starring | Adam Beach Nathaniel Arcand Alex Rice Sheila Tousey Ben Cotton |
Theme music composer | Rich Walters |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Cynthia Chapman Stephen Hegyes Danielle Prohom Olson Shawn Williamson |
Cinematography | Brian Johnson |
Editor | Lenka Svab |
Original release | |
Release | 2005 |
The film was shot around Vancouver Island, British Columbia with the Ahousaht Nations people.[2]
It won "Best Film" honors at the 2005 American Indian Film Festival.[3]
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