A film by Katharina Stieffenhofer
in association with Buffalo Gal Pictures Inc.Featuring:
Eleanor Woitowicz
The Mel Johnson School Gardening Project
Wabowden, Manitoba
Producer
Katharina Stieffenhofer
Associate Producer
Jean du Toit
Editor & Sound Design
John Gurdebeke
Narration
Katharina Stieffenhofer
written by
John Gurdebeke
Katharina Stieffenhofer
Music Composed by Richard Moody
Performed by Richard Moody
Helena Rosenthal
Cinematography by:
Bryan Sanders
John Gurdebeke
Claude Savard
Dave Kornachuk
Sound Recording
Marvin Polanski
Norman Dugas
Daniel Girard
Voiceover Recording
Jeff Gillman
Animation Graphics
Jonathan van Winkle
Traditional Reels:
“Whiskey Before Breakfast”
“Big John McNeil”
“Devil’s Dream”
“Bowing the Strings”
Written by Ned Landry
Performed by Mel Johnson School Fiddlers
Traditional Reels:
“Joe Couley’s & Jackie Coleman’s”
“Star of Munster”
Performed by Bryant Henderson
“St. Anne’s Reel”
Performed by Richard Moody
“The Symptoms”
Performed by The Bokononists
Written by
Rene Campbell, Johnny Calderon, Bobby Desjarlais & Jed Desilets
Courtesy of The Bokononists
Archival Images Courtesy of Archives Of Manitoba
Hudson Bay Company Archives
Peter Braun
Gregory Zbitnew
History Consultant
Raymond Shirritt-Beaumont, Author & Researcher
Frontier School Division
Accountant - Kathryn Martin
Publicity - Tim Phelan
Special Thanks to:
Lloyd Brandson, Gus & Thomas Stieffenhofer-Brandson
Hans & Ruth Stieffenhofer
Special Thanks to:
Eleanor Woitowicz
Elise Swerhone, Mentor Director
Special Thanks to:
Bonnie Monias, Charlie Leask McIvor,
Sheryl McIvor, Faith McIvor, Dana Campbell,
Courtney Settee, Justice Settee, Marilyn Settee,
Dawn, Belinda, & Fred Fitzner,
Andi Bayer, Bernell Bayer, Kristen Monias,
Brodie, Blake Sanderson, Jesse, Levi & Bo Anderson,
Heather Monias, Dakota Nachbaur,
Gage Bighetty, Diana Delaronde-Colombe, Carlyle
Special Thanks to:
Mel Johnson School Fiddlers:
Bryant Henderson, Rikki Colombe,
Jonathan Colombe, Courtney Settee
Mel Johnson School, Frontier School Division
Special Thanks to:
Peter Braun, Lorraine McLeod
Grace Jonasson, Wendy Small
Denis Dwyer, “Granny”, Florence Hamilton
Frances Hall, Carol Sanoffsky, Reg Meade
The Community of Wabowden
Special Thanks to:
Wendy Buelow; Gregory Zbitnew
Michael Linton,Sandra Moore,Derek Eidse
Ian Barnett, Fort Whyte Farms
Arne Elias, The Centre for Sustainable Transportation
Special Thanks to the following Project Supporters:
Paul Fieldhouse, Manitoba Healthy Living
Corinne Eisenbraun, Dietitians of Canada
Don McCaskill , Frontier School Division
Karen Warren, Manitoba Conservation
Jennell Majeran, Northern Healthy Food Initiative
Anne MacDiarmid, Manitoba Education
Brendan Carruthers & Linda Morin, Manitoba Hydro
Julie Price, Heifer International, Country Canada Program
Scott Collins, National Film Board, Winnipeg Studio
Donation of Gardening Tools & Supplies:
Jan Pedersen, President, Shelmerdine Garden Center
Dave Hanson, Sage Garden Herbs
Lacoste Garden Centre
Produced with the assistance of:
The Sustainable Development Innovations Fund with Manitoba Conservation
Manitoba Aboriginal & Northern Affairs, Northern Healthy Foods Initiative
Manitoba Healthy Living, Youth & Seniors
Manitoba Hydro
Frontier School Division
National Film Board of Canada – Filmmaker Assistance Program
Heifer International, Canada Country Program
Film Training Manitoba
The Government of Manitoba, Manitoba Film and Video Production Tax Credit
Shot on location in the province of Manitoba
Copyright 2010 Katharina Stieffenhofer, Growing Local Productions
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