I’ve got a great trailer here for you to watch for an upcoming Native American animated film titled Four Souls of Coyote, and it looks like a beautifully made movie.
The description of the movie reads: “We are slowly destroying Earth because we humans think we are special. Native populations have always known that we are just a small part of creation.”
The story is about “our shared responsibility for each other and Earth. Set in the present day, Native American protesters confront the crew of an oil pipeline project, located just down the hill from the land of their ancestors.
“The grandfather evokes the ancient tale of their Creation myth, reminding all of us that the challenges facing humanity are universal, and that we need to find our place in the great circle of creatures.”
The film was directed by Áron Gauder, who shared in a statement: “This film honours the wisdom of a humiliated and crushed nation. Four Souls of Coyote is an alternative and more modest creation myth, in which the human being is neither the top creature of nature nor the king of the world, but only one of all the creatures.
“Surprisingly, these archaic myths depict the interrelations of the world quite similarly to modern scientific results. The former represents the only alternative to a capitalist society… ‘As long as the grass grows,’ the Native Americans once said, and they meant eternity.
“They did not know it might be endangered in the future. Earth has tolerated everything so far but its strength is reducing quickly. We can only save it together.”
The movie stars Lorne Cardinal, Danny Kramer, John Eric Bentley, Clé Bennett, Priscilla Landham, and Stephanie Novak.
I like the animation style, and the movie looks like it has some great energy with the imagery that is teased in the trailer.
Four Souls of Coyote will be released in select theaters on August 2nd, 2024.
