Vertebrae

Worlds collide when a man makes the long journey home to spread his late mother's ashes. His arrival awakens the spirit world and a parallel universe reveals itself through his mother's love of art and nature.

  • Travis Shilling
    Director
    Bear Tung
  • Travis Shilling
    Writer
  • Travis Shilling
    Producer
    Bear Tung
  • Naomi Woodman
    Producer
  • Gary Farmer
    Producer
  • Linda Hart
    Producer
  • Gary Farmer
    Key Cast
    Dead Man, Ghost Dog, Pow Wow Highway, Reservation Dogs, Resident Alien
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    21 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 5, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Weengushk International Film Festival
    Manitoulin Island
    Canada
    July 15, 2023
    Weengushk International Film Festival
Director Biography - Travis Shilling

Travis Shilling is an Ojibwe Painter, Director and Playwright from the Chippewas of Rama First Nation. His paintings are in the Permanent Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Multiple Canadian Embassies and Public Collections Worldwide. He is most known for his short film, Bear Tung, starring Gary Farmer. Shilling currently paints, directs and teaches at his Not-for-Profit Otter Art Club in Orillia, Ontario.

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