(The Bear Inside a Whale)

Content: Stan Hill Jr. is a Haudenosaunee artist living in Miawpukek First Nation Reserve, Conne River, Newfoundland. In “The Bear Inside a Whale,” he and his family discuss racism, identity, religion, creation and art, along with the cultural extinction of the Beothuk of Newfoundland. Throughout the film, we follow Stan carving a bear out of a whale vertebra. And we visit The Rooms (museum) in St. John’s, Newfoundland, where Stan talks about viewing and reclaiming Indigenous artefacts.

Countries:

Canada

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

80 minutes

Year:

2025

Directors:

Kenneth J. Harvey

Production companies:

Island Horse Productions

Actors:

Self

Self

Self

Self

Crews:

Director

Sound Mixer