Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes)

Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes) (2018)

September 7th, 20180h 19min

Animation
50%

Overview

Accompanied by a 10,000-year-old shapeshifter and friend known as Sabe, Biidaaban sets out on a mission to reclaim the ceremonial harvesting of sap from maple trees in an unwelcoming suburban neighborhood in Ontario.


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