In the Beginning was Water and Sky
2017•13m•9.0•Released
DramaFantasyHistory
A haunting and visually stunning fairytale that blends the horrors of fantasy and the real life historical events of colonization and Indian Boarding Schools in the United States. A Native American girl in the 1700s and a Native American boy in the 1960s struggle to find their way back to a home that may be lost forever.
Director
Ryan Ward
Writer
Ryan Ward
Languages
Ojibwa, English
Studio
Heart Shaped Movies
Cast
Norma-Sue Hill
Girl
Shohnáhose Davin Bomberry
Boy
Carter Simon
Boy with Bleached Hair
Jenna Clause
Tongue Prick Girl
James Levesque
Rider in Black
Harrison Stewart
School Principal
Tara McLearnon
School Teacher
Christina Vernucci
School Teacher #2
Cheryl De Luca
Mother
Dallas Fuller
One-Armed Minister
John Homer
Drummer
Talon White-Eye
Dancer
Gavin White-Eye
Dancer
Dexter Jimerson
Dancer
Lenny James Anderson
Dancer
Production
Company
Heart Shaped Movies
Company
Heart Shaped
Producer
Mackenzie Leigh
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